{"product_id":"likes-9781250800114","title":"Likes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, The New York Public Library, \u003ci\u003ePopMatters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Finalist for the\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize and the Story Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNational Book Award finalist Sarah Shun-lien Bynum's highly anticipated return weaves together like and unlike, mythic and modern\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn nine stories that range from the real to the unreal, strange to familiar, funny to frightening, Sarah Shun-lien Bynum reminds us why her wildly original debut, \u003ci\u003eMadeleine Is Sleeping\u003c\/i\u003e, and her masterful \u003ci\u003eMs. Hempel Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e have become contemporary classics--celebrated and beloved. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a nimble dance of lightness and gravity, \u003ci\u003eLikes\u003c\/i\u003e explores the full range and contradictions of our contemporary moment. Through unexpected visitors, Waldorf school fairs, aging indie-film stars, the struggle to gain a foothold in the capitalist shell-game of work, the Instagram posts of a twelve-year-old--these stories of friendship and parenthood, celebrity and obsession, race and class and the passage of time, form an engrossing collection that is both otherworldly and suffused with the deceitful humdrum of everyday life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor readers of Joy Williams, George Saunders, Lauren Groff, and Deborah Eisenberg, \u003ci\u003eLikes \u003c\/i\u003ehelps us see into our unacknowledged desires and, in quick, artful, nearly invisible cuts, exposes the roots of our abiding terrors and delights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250800114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240","brand":"Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40721571905717,"sku":"9781250800114","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2db02f7a-3e13-48f8-872c-3749025196b9.jpg?v=1628607134","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/likes-9781250800114","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}