{"product_id":"magic-for-beginners-9780812986518","title":"Magic for Beginners","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom MacArthur \"Genius Grant\" fellow Kelly Link, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhite Cat, Black Dog \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Love, \u003c\/i\u003ean \"eerie and engrossing\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e), \"dazzling\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) collection of short stories \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[These] exquisite stories mix the aggravations and epiphanies of everyday life with the stuff that legends, dreams and nightmares are made of.\"--Laura Miller, \u003ci\u003eSalon, \"\u003c\/i\u003eBest Books of the Decade\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLOCUS AWARD WINNER - A \u003ci\u003eTIME \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eSEATTLE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the most critically acclaimed collections of our time, \u003ci\u003e Magic for Beginners \u003c\/i\u003eis an exquisite, dreamlike dispatch from a virtuoso storyteller who can do seemingly anything. Kelly Link reconstructs modern life through an intoxicating prism, conjuring up unforgettable worlds with humor and humanity.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThese stories are at once ingenious and deeply moving. They leave the reader astonished and exhilarated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes an exclusive conversation between Kelly Link and Joe Hill\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMacArthur \"Genius Grant\" fellow \u003cb\u003eKelly Link\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the collections \u003ci\u003eGet in Trouble, Stranger Things Happen, Magic for Beginners, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Pretty Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e. She and Gavin J. Grant have co-edited a number of anthologies, including multiple volumes of \u003ci\u003eThe Year's Best Fantasy and Horror \u003c\/i\u003eand, for young adults, \u003ci\u003eMonstrous Affections\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the co-founder of Small Beer Press. Her short stories have been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, The Best American Short Stories, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards\u003c\/i\u003e. She hasalso received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Link was born in Miami, Florida. She currently lives with her husband and daughter in Northampton, Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Trade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50717773463826,"sku":"9780812986518","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_458d87ec-54cd-4c20-8ad9-97cf39b097ac.jpg?v=1734626123","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/magic-for-beginners-9780812986518","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}