{"product_id":"more-of-this-world-or-maybe-another-9780061732270","title":"More of This World or Maybe Another","description":"\u003cem\u003eMore of This World or Maybe Another\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of award-winning short fiction about four outsiders whose unruly lives intersect on the back streets of New Orleans from writer Barb Johnson. Funny and haunting by turns, Johnson's unforgettable characters are driven by something fragile and irresistible, a sputtering drive to love and be loved, in these \"stunning stories . . . the kind that reveal, enlarge, and make living seem worth the trouble.\" (Dorothy Allison)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohnson, Barb:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBarb Johnson has been a carpenter in New Orleans for more than twenty years. In 2008 she received her MFA from the University of New Orleans. While there, she won a grant from the Astraea Foundation, \u003cem\u003eGlimmer Train\u003c\/em\u003e's Short Story Award for New Writers, and \u003cem\u003eWashington Square\u003c\/em\u003e's short story competition. She is the fifth recipient of AROHO's $50,000 Gift of Freedom. This is her first collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50317903102226,"sku":"9780061732270","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_752d8efa-8bea-4ce0-b490-0b2f07a40aae.jpg?v=1727542510","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/more-of-this-world-or-maybe-another-9780061732270","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}