{"product_id":"grind-paperback-1","title":"Grind - 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 Maynard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is prime American fiction--tough, generous, and open-eyed. \u003cbr\u003e--ALYSON HAGY, author of \u003ci\u003eBoleto\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaynard's debut collection bursts with idiosyncratic characters...packs a strong emotional punch. \u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePUBLISHERS WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConvicts round up wild mustangs, a schizophrenic homeless man wins the jackpot and disappears, a truck driver with a child's mind spends his last hours in the embrace of a prostitute's photos. Disparate and vivid, Mark Maynard's characters intersect in the new wild west of Reno, Nevada.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARK MAYNARD\u003c\/b\u003e teaches creative writing and composition at Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nevada, where he is the fiction editor for \u003ci\u003eThe Meadow\u003c\/i\u003e. A graduate of the MFA program at Antioch University, his work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eOur Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShelf Life Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Duck and Herring Co. Pocket Field Guide.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 18, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47250482495737,"sku":"9781937226039","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/bVVIYWpHeVN5NllaU1ExSzlJVzZCZz09_89b21947-cfb4-429a-8910-1a1ac75562bb.webp?v=1768660344","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/grind-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}