{"product_id":"the-peanutbutter-sisters-and-other-rumi-hara-9781770464957","title":"The Peanutbutter Sisters and Other American Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn immigrant weaves a new, surreal Americana, complete with bubblegum fights and bomb queens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRarely does a new talent arrive in the medium as unmistakably distinct as Rumi Hara. With immersive art and a clear-eyed storytelling rhythm, her uncategorizable debut, \u003ci\u003eNori\u003c\/i\u003e, put her playful cartooning on display. Her new collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Peanutbutter Sisters and Other American Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, delights with equal mischievousness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Peanutbutter Sisters \u003c\/i\u003eis a glorious balance of contradictions, at once escapism and realism, science fiction and slice of life. Two students explore the urban landscape while following Newton Creek, the polluted Queens-Brooklyn border. As they do, they plan a traditional Japanese play with contemporary pop culture. Another story features an intergalactic race of all living things set in the year 2099 and is a dazzling treatise on the environment and journalism. Yet sometimes the fantastical collides with the quotidian in the same story. A man struggling with vertigo during quarantine encounters a world of sexual revelry whenever he has a dizzy spell. The Peanut Butter sisters ride a hurricane into New York City and yet aren't able to hitch a ride back with a whale due to a heavily polluted ocean. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHara's magical realist tendencies and diverse cast of characters all contort the tropes of the American comics canon. Yet above all else, her innate control of the comics language--her ability to weave the absurd with the real on such a charming and commanding level--is refreshingly unrivaled. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRights Catalog Text \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e0\u003cbr\u003e0\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rumi Hara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1770464956\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770464957\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.42h x 6.31w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/28\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2022 pg. 34","brand":"Rumi Hara","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046684815615,"sku":"9781770464957","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f4e200da-4e23-4fc4-b60a-09c60ca7f3b7.jpg?v=1684985878","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-peanutbutter-sisters-and-other-rumi-hara-9781770464957","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}