{"title":"Books by Kai Cheng Thom","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780593594988","title":"Falling Back in Love with Being Human","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA national bestseller in Canada, hailed by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eas an “intimate expression of self-acceptance and forgiveness, tenderly written to fellow trans women and others.” \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Required reading.”—Glennon Doyle, #1 bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Untamed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTHEM \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eAUTOSTRADDLE \u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE PAT LOWTHER MEMORIAL AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat happens when we imagine loving the people—and the parts of ourselves—that we do not believe are worthy of love?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKai Cheng Thom grew up a Chinese Canadian transgender girl in a hostile world. As an activist, psychotherapist, conflict mediator, and spiritual healer, she’s always pursued the same deeply personal mission: to embrace the revolutionary belief that every human being, no matter how hateful or horrible, is intrinsically sacred.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut then Kai Cheng found herself in a crisis of faith, overwhelmed by the viciousness with which people treated one another, and barely clinging to the values and ideals she’d built her life around: justice, hope, love, and healing. Rather than succumb to despair and cynicism, she gathered all her rage and grief and took one last leap of faith: she wrote. Whether prayers or spells or poems—and whether there’s a difference—she wrote to affirm the outcasts and runaways she calls her kin. She wrote to flawed but nonetheless lovable men, to people with good intentions who harm their own, to racists and transphobes seemingly beyond saving. What emerged was a blueprint for falling back in love with being human.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56293577294197,"sku":"9780593594988","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780593594988_b595a4e4-bc12-44f0-b654-c3b6880df0f2.jpg?v=1786014931"},{"product_id":"9781551527093","title":"From The Stars In The Sky To The Fish In The Sea","description":"In the magical time between night and day, when both the sun and the moon are in the sky, a child is born in a little blue house on a hill. And Miu Lan is not just any child, but one who can change into any shape they can imagine. The only problem is they can't decide what to be: a boy or a girl? A flower or a shooting star? At school, though, they must endure inquisitive looks and difficult questions from the other children, and have trouble finding friends who will accept them for who they are. But they find comfort in the loving arms of their mother, who will love them just as they are.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56303419228533,"sku":"9781551527093","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781551527093_d80a8a7c-f283-4785-95af-1ba50e4f49c3.jpg?v=1786023320"},{"product_id":"9781551527758","title":"I Hope We Choose Love","description":"What can we hope for at the end of the world? What can we trust in when community has broken our hearts? What would it mean to pursue justice without violence? How can we love in the absence of faith? In a heartbreaking yet hopeful collection of personal essays and prose poems, blending the confessional, political, and literary, Kai Cheng Thom dives deep into the questions that haunt social movements today. With the author's characteristic eloquence and honesty, I Hope We Choose Love proposes heartfelt solutions on the topics of violence, complicity, family, vengeance, and forgiveness.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56304575349109,"sku":"9781551527758","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781551527758_cd1bde89-93f3-4aaa-8639-56ef5c190e65.jpg?v=1786023329"},{"product_id":"9781551528625","title":"For Laika","description":"By two of the co-authors of the acclaimed children's book From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea: the moving beautifully told story of Laika, the dog who learned the names of the stars. Part fable, part dog story, part history lesson, young and older readers alike will find themselves captivated by Laika's brave and loving heart, and by her story, which holds important lessons about world peace, science, and the deep bonds between humans and every other creature with whom we share the planet. Ages 3 to 8.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56304896049525,"sku":"9781551528625","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781551528625_93073292-189d-470c-8ede-78034821d64c.jpg?v=1786023345"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-kai-cheng-thom.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}