{"product_id":"extinction-capital-of-the-world-stories-9780063419971","title":"Extinction Capital of the World: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Recommended Summer Read from: \u003cem\u003eVulture * Oprah Daily * Our Culture * LGBTQ Reads\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMagnetic, haunting, and tender, \u003cem\u003eExtinction Capital of the World\u003c\/em\u003e is a stunning portrait of Hawai'i--and a powerful meditation on family, queer love, and community amid imperialism and environmental collapse.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn ten vibrant, affecting stories, Mariah Rigg immerses readers in contemporary Hawai'i. By turns heartbreaking and hopeful, these stories of love, longing, and grief are fierce dispatches from a state haunted by the specter of colonization, a precious biome under constant threat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn older man grapples with the American-weapons research conducted on a neighboring island that reverberates through his entire life. A pregnant woman seeks belonging while poaching flowers in the rainforest with her partner's mother. Two teenage girls find love during a summer spent on Midway Atoll. A young woman returns home to O'ahu\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003efollowing a breakup and reconnects with her estranged father and the island itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinked by both place and character, Rigg's stories illuminate the exotification and commodification of Hawai'i in the American mythos. \u003cem\u003eExtinction Capital of the World\u003c\/em\u003e is an environmental love letter to the Hawaiian Islands and an indelible portrayal of the people who inhabit them--marking the arrival of an exciting new voice in contemporary fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRigg, Mariah:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMariah Rigg is a Samoan-Haole settler who was born and raised on the island of O'ahu. Her work has been featured in \u003cem\u003eOxford American\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Sewanee Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJoyland\u003c\/em\u003e, and elsewhere. In 2024, she was awarded a fellowship in creative writing from the National Endowment for the Arts. She holds an MFA from the University of Oregon and is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51552928661778,"sku":"9780063419971","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_43699be2-8a4a-465a-9815-90fe6dd44056.jpg?v=1754913383","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/extinction-capital-of-the-world-stories-9780063419971","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}