{"product_id":"after-the-apocalypse-stories-9781931520294","title":"After the Apocalypse: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Top 10 Best of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her new collection, Story Prize finalist Maureen F. McHugh delves into the dark heart of contemporary life and life five minutes from now and how easy it is to mix up one with the other. Her stories are post-bird flu, in the middle of medical trials, wondering if our computers are smarter than us, wondering when our jobs are going to be outsourced overseas, wondering if we are who we say we are, and not sure what we'd do to survive the coming zombie plague.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Maureen F. McHugh: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGorgeously crafted stories.--Nancy Pearl, NPR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHauntingly beautiful.--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnpredictable and poetic work.--\u003ci\u003eThe Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaureen F. McHugh\u003c\/b\u003e has lived in New York; Shijiazhuang, China; Ohio; Austin, Texas; and now lives in Los Angeles, California. She is the author of a Story Prize finalist collection, \u003ci\u003eMothers \u0026amp; Other Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e, and four novels, including Tiptree Award-winner \u003ci\u003eChina Mountain Zhang\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e editor's choice \u003ci\u003eNekropolis\u003c\/i\u003e. McHugh has also worked on alternate reality games for \u003ci\u003eHalo 2\u003c\/i\u003e, The Watchmen, and Nine Inch Nails, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eio9 Best SF\u0026amp;F Books of 2011 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTiptree Award Honor List \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePhilip K. Dick Award finalist \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStory Prize Notable Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Small Beer Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781931520294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Locus Awards - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2011 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly Best Books\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/07\/2011 pg. 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsimov's Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2012 pg. 110\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Maureen F. McHugh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40721103487157,"sku":"9781931520294","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_84893d56-ee38-435a-bd74-9ca1dc658e3d.jpg?v=1628605136","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/after-the-apocalypse-stories-9781931520294","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}