{"product_id":"mcsweeneys-issue-69-mcsweeneys-quarterly-claire-boyle-9781952119569","title":"McSweeney's Issue 69 (McSweeney's Quarterly Concern)","description":"\u003cp\u003eJust in time for the holidays, the sixty-ninth issue of our National Magazine Award-winning \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e is a gift to adventurous readers. Featuring an irresistible mix of original fiction from daring new voices and beloved favorites, this issue is certain to delight one and all. Often hilarious and always surprising, these are tales of contemporary life flipped and twisted, skewed and skewered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInside this supermarket pulp-inspired paperback featuring cover art by \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Marra\u003c\/b\u003e, readers will find a novelette about a sex co-op by \u003cb\u003eLydia Conklin\u003c\/b\u003e; a relato about Veracruz dockworkers by \u003cb\u003eFernanda Melchor\u003c\/b\u003e; a story about an eccentric childhood neighbor by \u003cb\u003eJulie Hecht\u003c\/b\u003e; speculative fiction about mothers and daughters in the apocalypse by \u003cb\u003eSiqi Liu\u003c\/b\u003e; a shocking tale of baby bath time by \u003cb\u003eZach Williams\u003c\/b\u003e; a DeafBlind remix of an ancient Indian fable by \u003cb\u003eJohn Lee Clark\u003c\/b\u003e; an encounter with your dimmer, more winsome doppelgänger by \u003cb\u003eYohanca Delgado\u003c\/b\u003e; and much more. Not only that, we've gathered for you painfully new fiction about feral \"glamping\" trips (\u003cb\u003eMax Delsohn\u003c\/b\u003e) and mysterious deep-fakers (\u003cb\u003eMikkel Rosengaard\u003c\/b\u003e), ghoulish bachelorette parties (\u003cb\u003eMel Kassel\u003c\/b\u003e) and obstreperous crank-yankers (\u003cb\u003eEvan James\u003c\/b\u003e)--all topped off by an extended post-breakup stay at your nearest fast-food joint (\u003cb\u003eLeila Renee\u003c\/b\u003e). Prepare to be entertained by letters from \u003cb\u003eIkechukwu Ufomadu\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eApril Ayers Lawson\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAnelise Chen\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBianca Giaever\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eRicardo Frasso Jaramillo\u003c\/b\u003e; drift away to a trash-strewn island in a full-color psychedelic comic by \u003cb\u003eConnor Willumsen\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCompiled by visiting editor \u003cb\u003eJames Yeh\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's 69\u003c\/i\u003e is a vast topography of literary thrills and spills that you'll return to again and again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ever changing, each issue of the quarterly is completely redesigned (there have been hardcovers and paperbacks, an issue with two spines, an issue with a magnetic binding, an issue that looked like a bundle of junk mail, and an issue that looked like a sweaty human head), but always brings you the very best in new literary fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Claire Boyle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1952119561\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781952119569\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McSweeney's\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 4.60w x 1.70d","brand":"Claire Boyle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48453249892607,"sku":"9781952119569","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c76c1f75-7de2-4168-b6ea-12ba32e614c0.jpg?v=1777299086","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mcsweeneys-issue-69-mcsweeneys-quarterly-claire-boyle-9781952119569","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}