{"product_id":"big-time-stories-9781984855282","title":"Big Time: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe debut collection of raucous, dark, strange, satirical stories from the former \u003ci\u003eLate Show with Stephen Colbert \u003c\/i\u003ewriter and \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003econtributor, featuring a foreword by Stephen Colbert \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Jen Spyra's stories are shocking, silly, smart, and absurdly funny. Underline both those words, I don't care how much it costs!\"--Tina Fey\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA bride so desperate to get in shape for her wedding that she enrolls in a new kind of workout program that promises the moon but costs more than she bargained for. A snowman who, on the wish of a child, comes to life in a decidedly less savory way than in the childhood classic. And in the title story, a time-hopping 1940s starlet tries to claw her way to the top in modern-day Hollywood, despite being ridiculously unwoke. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this uproarious, addictive debut, Jen Spyra takes a culture that seems almost beyond parody and holds it up to a funhouse mirror, immersing the reader in a world of prehistoric influencers, woodland creatures plagued by millennial neuroses, and an all-out birthday bash determined to be the most lavish celebration of all time, by any means necessary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWelcome, brave soul, to the world of Jen Spyra.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJen Spyra\u003c\/b\u003e is a former staff writer for \u003ci\u003eThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Onion\u003c\/i\u003e. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, The New York Times, McSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. She lives in New York City. \u003ci\u003eBig Time\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Trade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50453081751826,"sku":"9781984855282","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c6209122-aed0-4847-9cab-29ae3ae67385.jpg?v=1729834949","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/big-time-stories-9781984855282","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}