{"product_id":"shaky-town-9781684428083","title":"Shaky Town","description":"-Engaging characters who live on the non-glamorous side of L.A. -Like Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio, Gloria Naylor's The Women of Brewster Place, and Pat Barker's Union Street, Shaky Town tells the stories of people linked by place -Compelling cover art from street artist Steve Powers (aka ESPO) -Mathews is a much-respected, much-loved writing teacher and writer who has impacted a generation or two of successful writers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLou Mathews is the author of \u003ci\u003eL.A. Breakdown\u003c\/i\u003e and a longstanding instructor at UCLA Extension's acclaimed Creative Writing program. His stories have been published in \u003ci\u003eZZZYVYA, New England Review, Tin House, Black Clock, Paperback L.A.\u003c\/i\u003e, and many fiction anthologies. Mathews is also a journalist, playwright, former restaurant critic, and passionate cook. He has received a Pushcart Prize, a Katherine Anne Porter Prize, and an NEA Fiction Fellowship, and is a recipient of the UCLA Extension Outstanding Instructor Award.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tiger Van Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50495916474642,"sku":"9781684428083","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8c0a8804-bca9-4247-b9a4-048f06c6ea6a.jpg?v=1730689093","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/shaky-town-9781684428083","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}