{"product_id":"dreaming-of-you-a-novel-in-verse","title":"Dreaming of You: A Novel in Verse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMelissa Lozada-Oliva is the child of Guatemalan and Colombian immigrants. She co-hosts the podcast \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSay More\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and is a member of the band Meli and the Specs. She holds an MFA in poetry from NYU and her writing has been featured in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRemezcla\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePAPER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe BreakBeat Poets Vol. 4\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWirecutter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMuzzle Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Poetry Project\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Audible, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBBC Mundo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. She is from Massachusetts and lives in New York City.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA macabre novel in verse of loss, longing, and identity crises following a poet who resurrects pop star Selena from the dead. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMelissa Lozada-Oliva's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDreaming of You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an absurd yet heartfelt examination of celebrity worship. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA young Latinx poet grappling with loneliness and heartache decides one day to bring Tejano pop star Selena Quintanilla back to life. The séance kicks off an uncanny trip narrated by a Greek chorus of gossiping spirits as she journeys through a dead celebrity prom, encounters her shadow self, and performs karaoke in hell. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn visceral poems embodying millennial angst, paragraph-long conversations overheard at her local coffeeshop, and unhinged Twitter rants, Lozada-Oliva reveals an eerie, sometimes gruesome, yet moving love story. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlayfully morbid and profoundly candid, an interrogation of Latinidad, womanhood, obsession, and disillusionment, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDreaming of You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e grapples with the cost of being seen for your truest self.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Astra House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48558340440262,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/3398\/4198\/files\/Screenshot2026-10-28at11.28.05PM.png?v=1793255305","url":"https:\/\/bookandjazzcollective.com\/products\/dreaming-of-you-a-novel-in-verse","provider":"The Book \u0026 Jazz Collective ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}