{"title":"Eric Borsuk","description":"\u003cp\u003eERIC BORSUK is the author of \u003cem\u003eAmerican Animals: A True Crime Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e, a creative nonfiction writer whose work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eVirginia Quarterly Review\u003c\/em\u003e, The Marshall Project, and VICE.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorsuk’s essay \"Bidders of the Din\" received the Sidney Award from the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and was selected for \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Essays 2023\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he’s not writing, Borsuk works with organizations across the United States to spotlight the stories of currently and formerly incarcerated individuals and serves on the board of directors of Die Jim Crow Records, the nation’s first nonprofit record label for justice-impacted musicians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric Borsuk’s books are published by Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"american-animals-a-true-crime-memoir","title":"American Animals: A True Crime Memoir","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAS SEEN IN THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“One of the most esoteric and far-fetched crimes in 21st-century annals.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e―\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Hollywood Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“A rare book heist that Danny Ocean may have applauded―except for one mistake.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e―\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“A tragicomedy of errors.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e―\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“They are the young people, the people with the idealism, the passion, the courage to do something interesting with their lives: an act of daring almost artistic in its originality. They are almost right.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e―The Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“One of the biggest art heists in FBI history.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e―\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Times of London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmerican Animals\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a coming-of-age crime memoir centered around three childhood friends: Warren, Spencer, and Eric. Disillusioned with freshman year of college and determined to escape from their mundane Middle-American existences, the three hatch a plan to steal millions of dollars worth of artwork and rare manuscripts from a university museum. The story that unfolds is a gripping adventure of teenage rebellion; from page-turning meetings with black-market art dealers in Amsterdam to the opulent galleries of Christie’s auction house in Rockefeller Center.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmerican Animals\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eushers the reader along a gut-wrenching ride of adolescent self-destruction. Providing a front-row seat to the inception, planning, and execution of the heist, while offering a rare glimpse into the evolution of a crime―all narrated by one of the perpetrators in a darkly comic, action-packed, true-crime caper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/168442450X\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781684424504\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Eric Borsuk","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40591850504379,"sku":"9781684424504","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40591850471611,"sku":"9781684424511","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781684424504_FC_mockup_v2_1623731025_6561a2ca-3eb1-4cb5-9266-12b4dae2ee32.jpg?v=1790967106"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-eric-borsuk.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}