{"product_id":"all-five-paperback-poetry-collections-of-joshua-turek-special-deal","title":"*All Five* Paperback Poetry Collections of Joshua Turek - 25% Off Price","description":"\u003cp\u003e25% off all five of Joshua Turek's paperback poetry\/writing collections. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSigned, packed and shipped with care from Joshua Turek. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes of a New Dad\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cem\u003ePreorder for August 28th\u003c\/em\u003e A compilation of the viral scribbles written by comedian and poet Joshua Turek during the first few months of new fatherhood. An adrenaline fueled journal of love and uncertainty detailing the wonder of welcoming and caring for a new life. Out August 28, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"x-el x-el-span c2-u c2-v c2-3 c2-6q c2-16 c2-1q c2-6r\"\u003eUgly Whimsy: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA search for the edges of beauty that might be unseemly in the eyes of another beholder. Poems of impending fatherhood, romance, lost ambition, barking dogs and sea lions, plus overcoming the agonies of working jobs to make unseen men rich. For the first time in his books, \u003cem class=\"x-el x-el-span c2-u c2-v c2-3 c2-6q c2-16 c2-13 c2-6r c2-6s\"\u003eUgly Whimsy\u003c\/em\u003e also includes personal essays, recalling my dad's last ex-girlfriend, generational disillusionment and my own entrance into middle age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"x-el x-el-span c2-u c2-v c2-3 c2-6q c2-16 c2-1q c2-6r\"\u003eOn the Outside Looking Up: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA debut collection of writing behind the poetic viral videos of Joshua Turek. A bard of the TikTok age, Turek delivers his unintelligible rants with a unique blend of generational angst and silver lining optimism. A true labor of love felt in every page. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"x-el x-el-span c2-u c2-v c2-3 c2-6q c2-16 c2-1q c2-6r\"\u003eOf Dumb Importance: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOptimism and dread amid a home life fractured by natural disaster and unnatural capitalism. He charts the parallels of a Millennial's midlife crisis alongside global ones. Through the flames of his interrogation he keeps returning to the all importance of love and humor and the blessedness of public transportation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"x-el x-el-span c2-u c2-v c2-3 c2-6q c2-16 c2-1q c2-6r\"\u003eNotes to Old Friends: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConfessions to friends who became memories. A chronology of the unsaid, the strangely significant, what lingers all these decades later even when I can't picture your faces and you never post on instagram anymore.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*Nonrefundable. I hope you enjoy my labors of love but can always donate to one of those free neighborhood libraries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turek Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52692508836125,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9519\/7469\/files\/ONTHEOUTSIDE2.jpg?v=1786138907","url":"https:\/\/turekbooks.com\/products\/all-five-paperback-poetry-collections-of-joshua-turek-special-deal","provider":"Turek Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}