{"product_id":"upside-down-valentinelli-monica-9781937009441","title":"Upside Down: Inverted Tropes in Storytelling","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpside Down: \u003c\/strong\u003e Inverted Tropes in Storytelling\u003c\/em\u003e is an anthology of short stories, poetry, and essays edited by Monica Valentinelli and Jaym Gates. Over two dozen authors, ranging from NYT-bestsellers and award winners to debut writers, chose a tired trope or cliche to challenge and surprise readers through their work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead stories inspired by tropes such as the Chainmaille Bikini, Love at First Sight, Damsels in Distress, Yellow Peril, The Black Man Dies First, The Villain Had a Crappy Childhood, The Singularity Will Cause the Apocalypse, and many more...then discover what these tropes mean to each author to find out what inspired them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoin Maurice Broaddus, Adam Troy-Castro, Delilah S. Dawson, Shanna Germain, Sara M. Harvey, John Hornor Jacobs, Rahul Kanakia, Alethea Kontis, Valya Dudycz Lupescu, Haralmbi Markov, Sunil Patel, Kat Richardson, Nisi Shawl, Ferrett Steinmetz, Anton Strout, Michael Underwood, Alyssa Wong, and many other authors as they take well-worn tropes and cliches and flip them upside down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e Introduction - Jerry Gordon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSECTION I: INVERTING THE TROPES\u003cbr\u003e On Loving Bad Boys: A Villanelle - Valya Dudycz Lupescu\u003cbr\u003e Single, Singularity - John Hornor Jacobs\u003cbr\u003e Lazzrus - Nisi Shawl\u003cbr\u003e Seeking Truth - Elsa Sjunneson-Henry\u003cbr\u003e Thwock - Michelle Muenzler\u003cbr\u003e Can You Tell Me How to Get to Paprika Place? - Michael R. Underwood\u003cbr\u003e Chosen - Anton Strout\u003cbr\u003e The White Dragon - Alyssa Wong\u003cbr\u003e Her Curse, How Gently It Comes Undone - Haralambi Markov\u003cbr\u003e Burning Bright - Shanna Germain\u003cbr\u003e Santa CIS (Episode 1: No Saint) - Alethea Kontis\u003cbr\u003e Requiem for a Manic Pixie Dream - Katy Harrad \u0026amp; Greg Stolze\u003cbr\u003e The Refrigerator in the Girlfriend - Adam-Troy Castro\u003cbr\u003e The First Blood of Poppy Dupree - Delilah S. Dawson\u003cbr\u003e Red Light - Sara M. Harvey\u003cbr\u003e Until There Is Only Hunger - Michael Matheson\u003cbr\u003e Super Duper Fly - Maurice Broaddus\u003cbr\u003e Drafty as a Chain Mail Bikini - Kat Richardson\u003cbr\u003e Swan Song - Michelle Lyons-McFarland\u003cbr\u003e Those Who Leave - Michael Choi\u003cbr\u003e Nouns of Nouns: A Mini Epic - Alex Shvartsman\u003cbr\u003e Excess Light - Rahul Kanakia\u003cbr\u003e The Origin of Terror - Sunil Patel\u003cbr\u003e The Tangled Web - Ferrett Steinmetz\u003cbr\u003e Hamsa, Hamsa, Hamsa, Tfu, Tfu, Tfu. - Alisa Schreibman\u003cbr\u003e Real Women Are Dangerous - Rati Mehrotra\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSECTION II: DISCUSSING THE TROPES\u003cbr\u003e I'm Pretty Sure I've Read This Before ... - Patrick Hester\u003cbr\u003e Fractured Souls - Lucy A. Snyder\u003cbr\u003e Into the Labyrinth: The Heroine's Journey - A.C. Wise\u003cbr\u003e Escaping the Hall of Mirrors - Victor Raymond\u003cbr\u003e Tropes as Erasers: A Transgender Perspective - Keffy R.M. Kehrli\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSECTION III: DEFINING THE TROPES\u003cbr\u003e Afterword - Monica Valentinelli \u0026amp; Jaym Gates\u003cbr\u003e Trope Definitions\/Index of Tropes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSECTION IV: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND ADDITIONAL BIOS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Valentinelli Monica\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1937009440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781937009441\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Apex Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/13\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/17\/2016","brand":"Valentinelli Monica","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44761327239423,"sku":"9781937009441","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a3433f75-a122-4d6d-a892-fc1956657854.jpg?v=1706681014","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/upside-down-valentinelli-monica-9781937009441","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}