{"product_id":"the-big-book-of-the-dead-9781640092532","title":"The Big Book of the Dead","description":"\u003cb\u003eMarion Wink is esteemed for bringing humor and wit to that most unavoidable of subjects: death.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt last, Winik's critically acclaimed, cult favorites, \u003ci\u003eGlen Rock Book of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBaltimore Book of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, have been carefully combined in their proper chronological order, revealing more clearly than ever before the character hidden throughout these stories: Winik herself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing twelve additional vignettes along with a brand-new introduction, \u003ci\u003eThe Big Book of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e continues Winik's work as an empathetic, witty chronicler of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLongtime \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e commentator \u003cb\u003eMARION WINIK\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eFirst Comes Love\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Glen Rock Book of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, and seven other books. Her Bohemian Rhapsody column at BaltimoreFishbowl.com has received the Best Column and Best Humorist awards from \u003ci\u003eBaltimore Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and her essays have been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. She is the host of \u003ci\u003eThe Weekly Reader\u003c\/i\u003e radio show and podcast, based at the Baltimore NPR affiliate. She reviews books for \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e and is a board member of the National Book Critics Circle. She is a professor in the MFA program at the University of Baltimore.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Counterpoint LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52179065930002,"sku":"9781640092532","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3bcab6b2-8a0f-4690-9a25-7ce585b77ec7.jpg?v=1775635095","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-big-book-of-the-dead-9781640092532","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}