{"product_id":"how-to-get-along-without-me-9781960988126","title":"How to Get Along Without Me","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Get Along Without Me\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection that summons the perversity and poignance of twentysomething dating lives from a bracingly wry and honest new literary voice. \u003c\/b\u003eIn a world designed for couples, the protagonists of these interconnected stories have easy access to acquaintances with benefits but no paths to emotional intimacy.\"Surprising, funny, and painfully true. \u003ci\u003eHow to Get Along Without Me \u003c\/i\u003eis an anthropological account of dating, a catalogue of shitheads, a love letter to grandparents, and a reminder that those years of flailing in love and failing to launch are 'taut with possibility.'\" \u003cb\u003e-Christine Smallwood, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Life of the Mind \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Viciously funny and unashamedly sexy stories that plumb the loneliness of desire from first swipe to coupledom.\" \u003cb\u003e--Danielle Lazarin, author of \u003ci\u003eBack Talk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"The stories in \u003ci\u003eHow to Get Along Without Me\u003c\/i\u003e are wary and beautiful, savage and true. Kate Axelrod has given us a book that is both modern and timeless.\" \u003cb\u003e--Lindsay Hunter, author of \u003ci\u003eHot Springs Drive\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"The perfect stories for reanimating your soul when you've gone numb online but still yearn to engage with the human condition.\" \u003cb\u003e--Elisa Albert, Author of \u003ci\u003eHuman Blues\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Axelrod's prose is careful, intelligent, and contemplative...\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKate Axelrod's writing can be found in \u003ci\u003eJoyland, Narrative Magazine, Story Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and various other publications. She studied Creative Writing at Oberlin\u003cbr\u003eCollege. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and\u003cbr\u003etwo children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Clash Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50607383838994,"sku":"9781960988126","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8f643351-e6ad-493f-88b7-cec6bb2444df.jpg?v=1732307913","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-get-along-without-me-9781960988126","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}