{"product_id":"whats-important-is-feeling-adam-wilson-9780062284785","title":"What's Important Is Feeling","description":"\u003cp\u003eBankers prowl Brooklyn bars on the eve of the stock market crash. A debate over Young Elvis versus Vegas Elvis turns existential. Detoxing junkies use a live lobster to spice up their love life. Students on summer break struggle to escape the orbit of a seemingly utopic communal house.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd in the title story, selected for \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/em\u003e, two film school buddies working on a doomed project are left sizing up their own talent, hoping to come out on top--but fearing they won't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eWhat's Important Is Feeling\u003c\/em\u003e, Adam Wilson follows the through-line of contemporary coming-of-age from the ravings of teenage lust to the staggering loneliness of proto-adulthood. He navigates the tough terrain of American life with a delicate balance of comedy and compassion, lyricism and unsparing straightforwardness. Wilson's characters wander through a purgatory of yearning, hope, and grief. No one emerges unscathed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam Wilson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062284789\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062284785\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.78w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/09\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2014 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/07\/2014 pg. 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/27\/2014 pg. 30","brand":"Adam Wilson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913277538559,"sku":"9780062284785","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4540284a-6842-4b52-951f-6bcf62e1d786.jpg?v=1680617623","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/whats-important-is-feeling-adam-wilson-9780062284785","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}