{"product_id":"temporary-palaces","title":"Temporary Palaces","description":"\u003ch5\u003e\"This is a book that will pick you up off the floor of a mosh pit and wrap you in its arms.\" —Sean Michaels\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePulsing with the raw energy of basement punk shows and DIY creativity, late-night manifestos and first heartbreaks, Temporary Palaces is a blazing debut that captures a generation caught between idealism and survival, art and activism, the dreams that define us and the compromises that save us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[[[More Info]]]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the fevered summer of 2001, charismatic activist Rob and his collective set up a squat in an abandoned house. His bandmate and lover, Ben, watches anxiously as his own plans are threatened by Rob’s choice of radical politics over music. Meanwhile, photographer Alex finds herself torn between documenting the chaos of the scene and saving the friendship that binds them together. When the police break up the squat, Rob vanishes, and the dream dies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTen years later, Alex and Ben find each other again―she’s conquering Montreal’s contemporary art world, he’s running a thriving restaurant in Ottawa. But their success feels hollow. As they excavate their shared past, they must confront the ghost of Rob’s disappearance and the trauma that pushed them apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[[[Specifications]]]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/theghostpine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Jeff-Miller-small-photo-by-Paul-Hammond-2025-819x1024.jpg\" width=\"152\" height=\"190\" style=\"margin-right: 6px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 6px; float: left;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eJeff Miller’s debut novel Temporary Palaces was published by the House of Anansi Press in April 2026. His award-winning creative nonfiction collection Ghost Pine: All Stories True was published by Invisible Publishing. He holds an MFA from the University of British Columbia and lives in rural Nova Scotia.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePages\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e320\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYear Published\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"House of Anansi Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52863737659679,"sku":"9781487013004","price":26.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1064\/2364\/files\/BNCImageAPI_1024x1024_b7681e94-2e71-4fab-949b-d0483b6df2bb.jpg?v=1788902710","url":"https:\/\/venusenvy.ca\/products\/temporary-palaces","provider":"Venus Envy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}