{"product_id":"thrill-me-essays-on-fiction-9781555977597","title":"Thrill Me: Essays on Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBold new essays on how to craft a thrilling read--in any genre--from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dead Lands\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnyone familiar with the meteoric rise of Benjamin Percy's career will surely have noticed a certain shift: After writing two short-story collections and a literary novel, he delivered the werewolf thriller \u003ci\u003eRed Moon \u003c\/i\u003eand the postapocalyptic epic \u003ci\u003eThe Dead Lands. \u003c\/i\u003eNow, in his first book of nonfiction, Percy challenges the notion that literary and genre fiction are somehow mutually exclusive. The title essay is an ode to the kinds of books that make many readers fall in love with fiction: science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, horror, from J.R.R. Tolkien to Anne Rice, Ursula K. Le Guin to Stephen King. Percy's own academic experience banished many of these writers in the name of what is \"literary\" and what is \"genre.\" Then he discovered Michael Chabon, Aimee Bender, Cormac McCarthy, Margaret Atwood, and others who employ techniques of genre fiction while remaining literary writers. In fifteen essays on the craft of fiction, Percy looks to disparate sources such as \u003ci\u003eJaws\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Blood Meridian\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo \u003c\/i\u003eto discover how contemporary writers engage issues of plot, suspense, momentum, and the speculative, as well as character, setting, and dialogue. An urgent and entertaining missive on craft, \u003ci\u003eThrill Me \u003c\/i\u003ebrims with Percy's distinctive blend of anecdotes, advice, and close reading, all in the service of one dictum: Thrill the reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/18\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555977597\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2016 pg. 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/27\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2016 pg. 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Percy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36659649314972,"sku":"9781555977597","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9d5657f0-7b20-4409-893b-8cacfe9af5a9.jpg?v=1603895199","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/thrill-me-essays-on-fiction-9781555977597","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}