{"product_id":"monsters-russell-smith-9781459757424","title":"Monsters: Unsettling Short Stories","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA bold, unsettling, and sinister collection of stories that asks what \u003cem\u003emonster\u003c\/em\u003e means.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is a monster? The word encompasses the grotesque, the immoral, or the merely wondrous. Mythical creatures, corrupt executives, and cruel exes are all monsters. Monsters live among us. Sometimes the monster \u003cem\u003eis\u003c\/em\u003e us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat do monsters mean to writers? Here is a literary grab-bag: fourteen writers from diverse genres -- literary, mystery, horror, the experimental -- interpret monsters either literal or metaphorical. The result is a snapshot of contemporary fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStories from: Sifton Tracey Anipare, Steve Burrows, Brenda Chapman, Chinenye Emezie, Barbara Fradkin, Zsuzsi Gartner, Liz Harmer, Babak Lakghomi, Pasha Malla, Andrew Pyper, Naben Ruthnum, Alexis Stefanovich-Thomson, Andrew Sullivan, and Emily A. Weedon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Russell Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1459757424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459757424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rare Machines\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Russell Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48623543746815,"sku":"9781459757424","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/monsters-russell-smith-9781459757424","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}