{"product_id":"whats-important-is-feeling-9780062284785","title":"What's Important Is Feeling","description":"\u003cp\u003eBankers prowl Brooklyn bars on the eve of the stock market crash. A debate over Young Elvis versus Vegas Elvis turns existential. Detoxing junkies use a live lobster to spice up their love life. Students on summer break struggle to escape the orbit of a seemingly utopic communal house.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd in the title story, selected for \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/em\u003e, two film school buddies working on a doomed project are left sizing up their own talent, hoping to come out on top--but fearing they won't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eWhat's Important Is Feeling\u003c\/em\u003e, Adam Wilson follows the through-line of contemporary coming-of-age from the ravings of teenage lust to the staggering loneliness of proto-adulthood. He navigates the tough terrain of American life with a delicate balance of comedy and compassion, lyricism and unsparing straightforwardness. Wilson's characters wander through a purgatory of yearning, hope, and grief. No one emerges unscathed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilson, Adam:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAdam Wilson is the author of the novel \u003cem\u003eFlatscreen\u003c\/em\u003e (Harper Perennial, 2012). His fiction has appeared in many publications including \u003cem\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTin House\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Literary Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe New York Tyrant\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGigantic\u003c\/em\u003e, and many others.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe is currently a regular contributor to both \u003cem\u003eBookForum\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Paris Review Daily\u003c\/em\u003e. His essays have appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe New York Observer\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTime Out New York\u003c\/em\u003e, and elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdam holds a BA from Tufts University and an MFA from Columbia University. A former employee of Brooklyn's famous BookCourt bookstore, he now teaches creative writing at NYU and The Sackett Street Writer's Workshop. He lives in Brooklyn with his cat.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872435605778,"sku":"9780062284785","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3077cc83-863f-4dbe-b5ca-c30ade4e3fa5.jpg?v=1737897430","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/whats-important-is-feeling-9780062284785","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}