{"product_id":"first-things-first-diane-schoemperlen-9781771960700","title":"First Things First: Selected Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eSchoemperlen's inventive language and narrative structures encourage readers to be free 'from the prison of everyday thinking.'--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst Things First \u003c\/i\u003egathers eighteen of the best of Diane Schoemperlen's earliest and uncollected stories, with several being published in book form for the first time. Playfully inventive, comic, moving, and profound, this collection will reinforce Schoemperlen's importance as one of the leading short story writers of her generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiane Schoemperlen \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of twelve books, most recently \u003ci\u003eBy the Book: Stories \u0026amp; Pictures\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Diane Schoemperlen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771960701\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771960700\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Biblioasis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 1.30d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Diane Schoemperlen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43937945026815,"sku":"9781771960700","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_7c392bda-3481-483d-ba9a-2b9ab6e83633.jpg?v=1681432824","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/first-things-first-diane-schoemperlen-9781771960700","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}