{"product_id":"this-side-of-the-divide-vanessa-hua-9781936097463","title":"This Side of the Divide: New Lore of the American West","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Side of the Divide: New Lore of the American West \u003c\/i\u003eis the second entry in the\u003ci\u003e Divide \u003c\/i\u003eanthology series attempting to capture the newness, vastness, territoriality, and sense of transience alive in the American West.\u003cb\u003e In this collection legends, myths, tales, omens, folk horror, and science fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e explore the fantastical, the apocalyptic, the bizarre, the unknown, and the apocryphal origins and conclusions of life on the occidental side of the Continental Divide. \u003c\/b\u003eIn this collection, after the 'what is' comes the 'what will be', as acclaimed authors and emerging voices weave tales that\u003cbr\u003epush the boundaries of imagination: \u003cb\u003eKen Liu\u003c\/b\u003e takes us to the frontiers of America and China in a stark tale of perseverance; \u003cb\u003eKate Bernheimer\u003c\/b\u003e immerses us in the fairytale lands of modern celebrity; \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Percy\u003c\/b\u003e takes us hunting for deer and connection in eastern Oregon; \u003cb\u003eYuri Herrera\u003c\/b\u003e grants us insight on our future overlords; \u003cb\u003eTessa Fontaine\u003c\/b\u003e places us \u003ci\u003ein-between\u003c\/i\u003e with a monster and a question; \u003cb\u003eDominique Dickey\u003c\/b\u003e chases familiar ghosts; and \u003cb\u003eWilly Vlautin\u003c\/b\u003e takes us on the wild ride that is a winning streak. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccompanied by a \u003cb\u003eforeword from\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThis Side of the Divide \u003c\/i\u003ealum, and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Forbidden City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eVanessa Hua\u003c\/b\u003e, these twenty-five pieces of new lore excavate the beauty, the uncertainty, the longing, the bitter interactions and stark truths; the strong people and vivid places that have shaped, and will continue to shape the West until the end of days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vanessa Hua, Willy Vlautin, Kate Bernheimer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 193609746X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781936097463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baobab Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/27\/2022","brand":"Vanessa Hua","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44074244735231,"sku":"9781936097463","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_051f7a85-6e9b-41e8-b608-b5580646096b.jpg?v=1685452632","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/this-side-of-the-divide-vanessa-hua-9781936097463","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}