{"product_id":"i-96-judith-roof-9781949512328","title":"I-96: Short Stories","description":"Like cars snaking down the interstate, Judith Roof's \u003ci\u003eI-96\u003c\/i\u003e offers a contemporary collection of singular yet connected short stories fueled by America's lifeblood: individualism and gasoline. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRoof's incendiary wit and sly commentary poke at the \"-isms\" driving our collective road rage . . . regional and political stereotypes, gender and sexual anxieties, parenting and policing, anti-intellectualism and aging, and the being and nothingness that comprise the human condition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the vein of Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Franz Kafka, Jean Shepherd, and others, just when the protagonists let off the gas, a twist in the route sparks chaos and collision, with others as well as ourselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI-96\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds traditional literary maps to travel new paths - trapping its characters and readers alike in moving vehicles on this never-ending highway - ever isolated but also refusing the share the road.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Judith Roof\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1949512320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781949512328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Swanhorse Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.41d","brand":"Judith Roof","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801267974399,"sku":"9781949512328","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-96-judith-roof-9781949512328","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}