{"product_id":"rag-pickers-blaine-newton-9781773856186","title":"Rag Pickers","description":"A sinister note sewn in the lining of a vintage jacket from a second-hand store compels a young woman to make changes in her life. A brother discovers his dying twin has been burying jars of coins in an attempt to create mystery in a neighbourhood. On his 43rd birthday, a man realizes that the critical events of his life occur in years when his age is a prime number. A woman reconfigures her stick figure on the back window of the family minivan in an act of defiance and reinvention. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eRag Pickers\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of eighteen short stories that challenge the essential loneliness of the human condition. Blaine Newton writes with wry humour, deep observation, and an off-kilter perspective, bringing his skill as a playwright to crackling dialogue and polished prose. Well-crafted, heartbreaking, and really, really funny, this is a book for anyone who has ever felt alone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Blaine Newton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1773856189\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781773856186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Calgary Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Blaine Newton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46962197692671,"sku":"9781773856186","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_430338db-1309-4852-876c-c0fed44fa327.jpg?v=1750649623","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rag-pickers-blaine-newton-9781773856186","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}