{"product_id":"coal-miners-holiday-kiki-delancey-9781889330709","title":"Coal Miner's Holiday","description":"\u003cp\u003eLike a seam of coal, that mineral she knows so well, Kiki DeLancey is a valuable find, and a rare one as well: the self-taught writer who seems to have sprung fully formed out of nowhere. In the pages of \u003ci\u003eCoal Miner's Holiday \u003c\/i\u003e(mining jargon for a forced layoff), DeLancey introduces us to the culture and characters of coal-mining towns bordering the Ohio River. Though she has a B.A. in political science and English, DeLancey never took a writing course, never had a writing mentor. She learned to write by reading such masters as William Faulkner and Sherwood Anderson, then writing, and rewriting her own stories. And DeLancey is, first and foremost, a storyteller. She tells the stories of unseen American immigrants-Polish, Greek, Irish, and others-who worked under the earth, in the dark and dangerous heart of the heart of the country. The result is a revelatory new voice in American fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarketing Plans: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Author tour in Northeast (New York City, Boston) and areas of Kentucky and Ohio\u003cbr\u003e National radio campaign\u003cbr\u003e Newsletter, brochure, catalog, and postcard mailings\u003cbr\u003e Advertisements in key literary and trade magazines\u003cbr\u003e Reader copies available to booksellers through participation in Book Sense Advance Access Program\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn Kiki Nicolozakes, \u003cb\u003eKiki DeLancey \u003c\/b\u003ewas brought up with close ties to the Greek community, with four grandparents from the island of Crete. DeLancey spent fifteen years in the coal industry, beginning as a permit clerk and finally, as Executive V.P. of Marietta Coal Company. Her stories have been published in literary magazines since 1987. She still lives where she was born and raised, in Cambridge, Ohio, now with her husband and children, where she works part-time as an investment manager, and is at work on a new collection of stories and a novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kiki Delancey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1889330701\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781889330709\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarabande Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.00w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Independent Publisher Book Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2002 pg. 1303\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2002 pg. 526\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/22\/2002 pg. 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/14\/2002 pg. 20","brand":"Kiki Delancey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984447996159,"sku":"9781889330709","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2fe77604-9b97-4391-9b08-5558250b9bd6.jpg?v=1683272368","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/coal-miners-holiday-kiki-delancey-9781889330709","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}