{"product_id":"the-financial-lives-of-the-poets-9780061916052","title":"The Financial Lives of the Poets","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Darkly funny, surprisingly tender . . . witheringly dead-on.\" -- \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNamed one of the year's best novels by: \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cem\u003eSalon.com\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cem\u003eNPR\/Fresh Air\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cem\u003eNew West\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cem\u003eKansas City Star\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cem\u003eSt. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA comic and heartfelt novel from the #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eBeautiful Ruins and Cold Millions\u003c\/em\u003e about how we get to the edge of ruin--and how we begin to make our way back.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when small-time reporter Matthew Prior quits his job to gamble everything on a quixotic notion: a Web site devoted to financial journalism in the form of blank verse?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore long, he wakes up to find himself jobless, hobbled with debt, spying on his wife's online flirtation, and six days away from losing his home. . . . Until, one night on a desperate two a.m. run to 7-Eleven, he falls in with some local stoners, and they end up hatching the biggest--and most misbegotten--plan yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalter, Jess:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJess Walter is the author of six novels, including the bestsellers \u003cem\u003eBeautiful Ruins\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Financial Lives of the Poets\u003c\/em\u003e, the National Book Award finalist \u003cem\u003eThe Zero\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCitizen Vince\u003c\/em\u003e, the winner of the Edgar Award for best novel. His short fiction has appeared in \u003cem\u003eHarper's\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Nonrequired Reading\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in his hometown of Spokane, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50727749779730,"sku":"9780061916052","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7d06059f-4246-4aca-bbea-b5fa17c755d2.jpg?v=1734920584","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-financial-lives-of-the-poets-9780061916052","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}