{"product_id":"little-labors-9780811222969","title":"Little Labors","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this enchanting miscellany, Galchen notes that literature has more dogs than babies (and also more abortions), that the tally of children for many great women writers--Jane Bowles, Elizabeth Bishop, Virginia Woolf, Janet Frame, Willa Cather, Patricia Highsmith, Iris Murdoch, Djuna Barnes, Mavis Gallant--is zero, that orange is the new baby pink, that The Tale of Genji has no plot but plenty of drama about paternity, that babies exude an intoxicating black magic, and that a baby is a goldmine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGalchen, Rivka:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eRIVKA GALCHEN'\u003c\/strong\u003es 2008 first novel, \u003cem\u003eAtmospheric Disturbances\u003c\/em\u003e, and her 2014 story collection, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Innovations\u003c\/em\u003e, were both \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Best Books of the Year. She has received many awards, as well as an MD from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Galchen lives in New York City.","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50617932022034,"sku":"9780811222969","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_733fe67a-7935-4287-b8fc-43d362963a18.jpg?v=1732526687","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/little-labors-9780811222969","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}