{"title":"Nicholas Deitch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg\u003eWe’re proud and excited to welcome author Nicholas Deitch as one of LL Intention’s first Featured Makers, along with his newly released novel, \u003cem\u003eDeath and Life in the City of Dreams.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"death-and-life-in-the-city-of-dreams","title":"Death And Life in the City of Dreams by Nicholas Deitch - Signed Copy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe city of Evermore is teetering on the brink of collapse, and the mayor's answer is a gleaming new auto mall at the valley's edge.  For jaded city planner Townsend Meadows, it's the death of everything a city should be.  Struggling to regain his passion and forced to choose between compliance and conviction, he must risk his career to fight for a more hopeful and verdant future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom an architect's vision at the dawn of the twentieth century, to a rancher's dynasty scarred by violence and greed, to a city founder's hidden message of hope, this story about the rise, fall, and reawakening of an American city reaches far beyond the present.  A timely, sweeping novel of memory, corruption, and resilience,\u003cem\u003e Death and Life in the City of Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e asks, \"What legacy will we choose to leave for our children?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNicholas Deitch is a writer, architect, and advocate for social justice whose fiction explores the intersections of cities, history, and human resilience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe has honed his craft, publishing short stories in \u003cem\u003eLitro Magazine, Club Plum,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSanta Barbara Literary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e.  His short story \u003cem\u003eGrace Eternal\u003c\/em\u003e won Best Fiction at the Santa Barbara Writers Conference (2019).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeath and Life in the City of Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e, his debut novel, is deeply influenced by his experiences in nonprofit leadership and the design of inclusive communities and urban places.  Originally from Los Angeles, Nicholas now lives in Ventura, California, with his wife and creative partner Diana.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nicholas Deitch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43584383713328,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/1850\/6800\/files\/FrontCover.jpg?v=1789351819"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/1850\/6800\/collections\/Nicholas_Deitch_-_Author_Portrait.jpg?v=1789921786","url":"https:\/\/llintention.com\/collections\/nicholas-deitch.oembed","provider":"LL Intention","version":"1.0","type":"link"}