{"product_id":"extinction-capital-of-the-world-stories-9780063419971","title":"Extinction Capital of the World: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNamed a Most Anticipated Summer Read by: \u003cem\u003eVulture * Our Culture\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMagnetic, haunting, and tender, \u003cem\u003eExtinction Capital of the World\u003c\/em\u003e is a stunning portrait of Hawai'i--and a powerful meditation on family, queer love, and community amid imperialism and environmental collapse.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn ten vibrant, affecting stories, Mariah Rigg immerses readers in contemporary Hawai'i. By turns heartbreaking and hopeful, these stories of love, longing, and grief are fierce dispatches from a state haunted by the specter of colonization, a precious biome under constant threat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn older man grapples with the American-weapons research conducted on a neighboring island that reverberates through his entire life. A pregnant woman seeks belonging while poaching flowers in the rainforest with her partner's mother. Two teenage girls find love during a summer spent on Midway Atoll. A young woman returns home to O'ahu\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003efollowing a breakup and reconnects with her estranged father and the island itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinked by both place and character, Rigg's stories illuminate the exotification and commodification of Hawai'i in the American mythos. \u003cem\u003eExtinction Capital of the World\u003c\/em\u003e is an environmental love letter to the Hawaiian Islands and an indelible portrayal of the people who inhabit them--marking the arrival of an exciting new voice in contemporary fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063419971\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs","brand":"Mariah Rigg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45484030296245,"sku":"9780063419971","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_aa5f25b8-372c-487e-b663-8019f158b669.jpg?v=1749566211","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/extinction-capital-of-the-world-stories-9780063419971","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}