{"product_id":"the-ok-end-of-funny-town-paperback","title":"The Ok End of Funny Town - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Polanzak\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the BOA Short Fiction Prize\u003cbr\u003e One of \u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/i\u003e's Fifteen Small Press Books To Kick Off Your 2020 Reading Season\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA fastidious pet robot with a knack for knitting. A soporific giant pitching camp in the middle of a city. A mysterious mime whose upcoming performance has the whole town on edge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe stories in Mark Polanzak's BOA Short Fiction Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eThe OK End of Funny Town \u003c\/i\u003e stitch fantastic situations into the drab fabric of everyday life. Polanzak delights in stretching every boundary he encounters, from the new focus on practical learning at the New Community School, to the ever-changing tastes of diners in search of the next big trend in local cuisine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWondrous yet familiar, \u003ci\u003eThe OK End of Funny Town \u003c\/i\u003eexcavates the layers between our collective obsession with passing fads and our secret yearning for lasting connection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Polanzak's collection is rich and packed with visionary tales that are sure to entertain speculative fiction readers.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Polanzak is author of the hybrid fiction\/memoir \u003ci\u003ePOP!\u003c\/i\u003e (Stillhouse, 2016). His stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Review\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe American Scholar\u003c\/i\u003e, and anthologized in \u003ci\u003eBest American Nonrequired Reading 2017\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a founding editor of \u003ci\u003edraft: the journal of process\u003c\/i\u003e and a contributor to the podcast, \u003ci\u003eThe Fail Safe\u003c\/i\u003e. A graduate of the University of Arizona's MFA program in fiction, Mark teaches writing and literature at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. He lives in Salem, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43779506700351,"sku":"9781950774050","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/samiestore.shop\/products\/the-ok-end-of-funny-town-paperback","provider":"Samie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}