{"product_id":"hicksters-jake-maynard-9780802168788","title":"Hicksters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a fresh voice in American literature, in the tradition of Barry Hannah and Lucia Berlin, comes a linked collection of short stories inspired by the author's Pennsylvania hometown that interrogates the rural-urban divide with warmth, wry humor, and welcome audacity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHicksters\u003c\/i\u003e explores the lives of people straddling disparate worlds: urban and rural, addicted and sober, analog and digital. A recovering addict debates whether to share her Suboxone with her wayward daughter. A heartsick young woman returns home and makes a move on her old science teacher. An adjunct professor spars with a red-pilled student, two buddies leverage hipster foodways to get laid, and a broke phone-sex worker contends with the aftermath of an insurance scam gone wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an impetuous style, a clear-eyed love for Appalachia, and plenty of shade for liberal piety, these stories illuminate contemporary rural life and challenge the urban gaze through which it is viewed. In \u003ci\u003eHicksters\u003c\/i\u003e, Jake Maynard delivers an irreverent, provocative, and deeply felt collection that leads us toward a fuller understanding of Rust Belt America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jake Maynard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802168787\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802168788\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/16\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Jake Maynard","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49082450084095,"sku":"9780802168788","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hicksters-jake-maynard-9780802168788","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}