{"product_id":"staten-island-stories-9781421434155","title":"Staten Island Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eA fresh, compelling collection of stories by a serious new voice on the literary scene.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Hornblower Award by the New York Society Library, Honorable Mention for the International Latino Book Awards: Best Collection of Short Stories by Empowering Latino Futures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew York City's Staten Island is often described as the forgotten borough. But with \u003ci\u003eStaten Island Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, Claire Jimenez shines a spotlight on the imagined lives of the islanders. Inspired by Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, this collection of loosely linked tragicomic short stories travels across time to explore defining moments in the island's history, from the 2003 Staten Island Ferry crash and the New York City blackout to the growing opioid and heroin crisis, Eric Garner's murder, and the 2016 presidential election.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA longtime Staten Islander, \u003cb\u003eClaire Jimenez\u003c\/b\u003e is a PhD student in English with a concentration in ethnic studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She received her BA in English from Colby College and her MFA in creative writing from Vanderbilt University. Her fiction, essays, and reviews have appeared in \u003ci\u003eBOAAT\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Madrid\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAfro-Hispanic Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePank\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eel roommate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Toast\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726566494482,"sku":"9781421434155","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2ba541c7-956e-4bc3-92ee-defcecee935f.jpg?v=1734875205","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/staten-island-stories-9781421434155","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}