{"product_id":"the-honor-of-your-presence-9781952119903","title":"The Honor of Your Presence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2024 O. Henry Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this long short story, or short novella, \u003cstrong\u003eDave Eggers\u003c\/strong\u003e gives us an unforgettable duo, Helen and Peter Mahoney, a homebody niece and her adventurous, almost-British uncle. Helen designs invitations to parties and galas to which she is not welcome, and is quite comfortable with that. One day, though, Peter wonders, \"Why not print an extra invite and I'll be your plus one?\" What starts out as an innocuous lark becomes much more - a very funny and lyrical referendum on why humans congregate and celebrate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDave Eggers is the author of many books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Every\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e The Circle\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Museum of Rain\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Monk of Mokha\u003c\/em\u003e, and the National Book Award finalist \u003cem\u003eA Hologram for the King\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as numerous books for young readers, including \u003cem\u003eHer Right Foot\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFaraway Things\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Lifters\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the founder of the independent publishing company McSweeney's and the college-access nonprofit ScholarMatch, and the co-founder of 826 Valencia, a youth writing center that has inspired dozens of other centers worldwide. He is the winner of the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award for Education and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"McSweeney's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52000304595218,"sku":"9781952119903","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2dd5d062-26e3-4fdb-9e07-73614f672f45.jpg?v=1770194097","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-honor-of-your-presence-9781952119903","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}