{"product_id":"the-evil-b-b-chow-and-other-stories","title":"The Evil B.B. Chow and Other Stories","description":"Steve Almond, the man whose candy jones fueled the bestseller \u003ci\u003eCandyfreak\u003c\/i\u003e, returns with a collection of stories that both seals his reputation as a master of the modern form and risks getting him arrested. The cast of characters in \u003ci\u003eThe Evil B.B. Chow and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e includes a wealthy family certain they have been abducted by space aliens, a sexy magazine editor who falls for a worldclass cad, and a beleaguered dentist who refuses to read his best friend's novel. Michael Jackson and Abraham Lincoln make cameos, as do a variety of desperate and beautiful loonies, all of whom are laid bare, often literally. In these twelve stories, Almond refuses to let his characters off the hook, or to abandon them, until we have seen the full measure of ourselves within their struggle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSteve Almond has published over one hundred stories and poems-in publications ranging from \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eZoetrope\u003c\/i\u003e--and a two previous collections of stories, \u003ci\u003eMy Life in Heavy Metal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Evil B.B. Chow\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of the bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eCandyfreak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50420202995986,"sku":"9781565125292","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1455faff-b828-433d-9f5f-b5346ca1605e.jpg?v=1729491441","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-evil-b-b-chow-and-other-stories","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}