{"product_id":"small-odysseys-selected-shorts-presents-35-new-stories-9781643751993","title":"Small Odysseys: Selected Shorts Presents 35 New Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Lovers of the short story, rejoice! There's something for everyone in this anniversary collection . . . The collection makes the argument that time and again, it is stories that save us.\" \u003ci\u003e--Booklist \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thirty-five literary luminaries come together in this stunning collection of all-new works. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A must-have for any lover of literature, \u003ci\u003eSmall Odysseys\u003c\/i\u003e sweeps the reader into the landscape of the contemporary short story, featuring never-before-published works by many of our most preeminent authors as well as up-and-coming superstars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On their journey through the book, readers will encounter long-ago movie stars, a town full of dandelions, and math lessons from Siri. They will attend karaoke night, hear a twenty-something slacker's breathless report of his failed recruiting by the FBI, and travel with a father and son as they channel grief into running a neigh­borhood bakery truck. They will watch the Greek goddess Persephone encounter the end of the world, and witness another apocalypse through a series of advertise­ments for a touchless bidet. And finally, they will meet an aging loner who finds courage and resilience hidden in the most unexpected of places--the next generation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Published in partnership with beloved literary radio program and live show \u003ci\u003eSelected Shorts\u003c\/i\u003e in honor of its thirty-fifth anniversary, this collection of thirty-five stories captures its spirit in print for the first time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFEATURING\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rabih Alameddine * Jenny Allen * Lesley Nneka Arimah * Aimee Bender * Marie-Helene Bertino * Jai Chakrabarti * Patrick Cottrell * Elizabeth Crane * Michael Cunningham * Patrick Dacey * Edwidge Danticat * Dave Eggers * Omar El Akkad * Lauren Groff * Jacob Guajardo * A.M. Homes * Mira Jacob * Jac Jemc * Etgar Keret * Lisa Ko * Victor LaValle * J. Robert Lennon * Ben Loory * Carmen Maria Machado * Juan Martinez * Maile Meloy * Joe Meno * Susan Perabo * Helen Phillips * Namwali Serpell * Rivers Solomon * Elizabeth Strout * Luis Alberto Urrea * Jess Walter * Weike Wang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHannah Tinti \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eThe Good Thief\u003c\/i\u003e, which won rhe Center for Fiction's first novel prize, and the story collection \u003ci\u003eAnimal Crackers\u003c\/i\u003e, a runner-up for the PEN\/Hemingway Award. Her latest novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley\u003c\/i\u003e, is a national bestseller and has been optioned for television. She teaches creative writing at New York University's MFA program and co-founded the Sirenland Writers Conference. Tinti is also the co-founder and executive editor of \u003ci\u003eOne Story\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, which won the AWP Small Press Publisher Award, CLMP's Firecracker Award, and the PEN\/Magid Award for Excellence in Editing. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50678977528082,"sku":"9781643751993","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_76faf2a9-1a5b-411f-a440-20b6fb6ffc9c.jpg?v=1733898318","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/small-odysseys-selected-shorts-presents-35-new-stories-9781643751993","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}