{"product_id":"shimmer-9781771964692","title":"Shimmer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNominated for the 2023 ReLit Award for Short Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn ten vividly told stories, \u003cem\u003eShimmer \u003c\/em\u003efollows characters through relationships, within social norms, and across boundaries of all kinds as they shimmer into and out of each other's lives.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOutside a 7-Eleven, teen boys Veeper and Wendell try to decide what to do with their night, though the thought of the rest of their lives doesn't seem to have occurred to them. In Laurel Canyon, two movie stars try to decide if the affair they're having might mean they like each other. When Byron, trying to figure out the chords of a song he likes, posts a question on a guitar website, he ends up meeting Jessica as well, a woman with her own difficult music. And when the snide and sharp-tongued Twyla agrees to try therapy, not even she would have imagined the results.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlex Pugsley\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of the novels \u003cem\u003eAubrey McKee\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Education of Aubrey McKee\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as the short story collection \u003cem\u003eShimmer\u003c\/em\u003e. Following the publication of \u003cem\u003eAubrey McKee\u003c\/em\u003e, he was named one of CBC's Writers to Watch. He has been nominated for Canadian Comedy Awards, Gemini Awards, Hot Doc Awards, National Magazine Awards, and is a winner of the Writers' Trust Journey Prize. His feature film \u003cem\u003eDirty Singles\u003c\/em\u003e is available on Apple TV and Prime Video. His next novel, \u003cem\u003eSilver Lake\u003c\/em\u003e, the third book in a series about \u003cem\u003eAubrey McKee\u003c\/em\u003e, is forthcoming from Biblioasis.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Biblioasis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50383014101266,"sku":"9781771964692","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fa5f515b-bfd4-431a-89ed-83a6ef77248a.jpg?v=1728775751","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/shimmer-9781771964692","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}