{"product_id":"joytime-killbox","title":"Joytime Killbox","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe awkwardness of modern living takes center stage in these nine short stories by Brian Wood. Well-intentioned characters fumble through social situations: a man making small talk in line for a deadly thrill ride, a pet parrot arrested for murder, a seductive stranger on an airplane who just pulled out a handle of gin. With sparse prose and candid humor, these stories draw attention to the absurdities of our day-to-day interactions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eJoytime Killbox\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A collection full of startling, unforgettable treasures. With echoes of Kafka and homages to George Saunders, Brian Wood rewards readers with his remarkable combination of tenderness, searing wit, and striking inventions.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoanna Scott, author of \u003cem\u003eCareers For Women\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“In my list of favorite stories—written by people like Cheever and Bolaño and Nabokov, Denis Johnson and Barry Hannah—are the ones that always, when I read and reread them, make me think: ‘Ah, yes: \u003cem\u003ethis\u003c\/em\u003e is \u003cem\u003eexactly \u003c\/em\u003ehow a short-story should be, look, sound, work.’ Welcome to my list, short-stories by Brian Wood.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Rodrigo Fresán, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Invented Part\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e© BOA Editions, Ltd. 2019\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"BOA Editions, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":22782379589713,"sku":"9781942683896","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/0178\/products\/JoytimeKillbox_FC_WEB.jpg?v=1558527735","url":"https:\/\/shop.boaeditions.org\/products\/joytime-killbox","provider":"Boa Editions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}