{"product_id":"beep-9781643755618","title":"Beep","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn ebullient, funny, and hugely original novel told from the perspective of Beep, a squirrel monkey who--with the help of a brilliant young girl-- forges the way forward for a planet in crisis.​\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this immensely enjoyable and wise novel, it takes a sweet and personable squirrel monkey, Beep, to help us see the world we live in more clearly. While intending only to go deeper and higher into the Costa Rican rain forest to find a mate, he instead meets Inga, a kindly American tween on vacation with her family. Inadvertently, Beep travels to Manhattan with Inga. With her devoted help--and a bit of inspiration from a visiting Greta Thunberg, along with a dramatic zoo liberation--Beep manages to change the destiny of the world. He even finds his monkey love. Along the way, a vast cast of engaging and perceptive animals have a great deal to say about humanity and the divisions among us, our alien cities, our strange practices, our folly, as well as our beauty, and our promise, unfulfilled. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For fans of Shelby Van Pelt's \u003ci\u003eRemarkably Bright Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e and Dave Eggers's \u003ci\u003eThe Eyes and the Impossible\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBeep\u003c\/i\u003e is full of humor, inspiration, and remarkable new ways of understanding how we live. Urgent but never earnest in the face of the increasing threats to our planet, Beep the monkey inspires us all to stop being the problem and start being the solution, loving and laughing all the way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e Bill Roorbach is the author of ten books, including the Montana Award-winning \u003ci\u003eLucky Turtle, The Girl of the Lake\u003c\/i\u003e, the Kirkus Prize finalist \u003ci\u003eThe Remedy for Love\u003c\/i\u003e, the bestselling \u003ci\u003eLife Among Giants\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Flannery O'Connor Award-winning collection \u003ci\u003eBig Bend\u003c\/i\u003e. Roorbach has received fellowships from the Civitella Ranieri Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. His craft book, \u003ci\u003eWriting Life Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, has been in print for over twenty-five years. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review, Ploughshares, Granta, Ecotone, New York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eThe American Scholar\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. He lives in Maine with his family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50593584349458,"sku":"9781643755618","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_43845bdc-25b9-4256-bf38-0e2b316a700d.jpg?v=1732118301","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/beep-9781643755618","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}