{"product_id":"till-the-wheels-fall-off-paperback","title":"Till the Wheels Fall Off - 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\u003eBrad Zellar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom roller rinks and record players to coin-operated condom dispensers and small-town mobsters, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTill the Wheels Fall Off\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a novel about an unconventional childhood among the pleasures and privations of the pre-digital era.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt's the late 1980s, and Matthew Carnap is awake most nights, afflicted by a potent combination of insomnia and undiagnosed ADHD. Sometimes he gazes out his bedroom window into the dark; sometimes he wanders the streets of his small southern Minnesota town. But more often than not, he crosses the hall into his stepfather Russ's roller rink to spend the sleepless hours lost in music. Russ's record collection is as eclectic as it is extensive, and he and Matthew bond over discovering new tunes and spinning perfect skate mixes. Then Matthew's mother divorces Russ; they move; the roller rink closes; the twenty-first century arrives. Years later, an isolated, restless Matthew moves back to his hometown. From an unusual apartment in the pressbox of the high school football stadium, he searches his memories, looking for something that might reconnect him with Russ.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith humor and empathy, Brad Zellar (\u003ci\u003eHouse of Coates\u003c\/i\u003e) returns with a discursive, lo-fi novel about rural Midwestern life, nostalgia, neurodiversity, masculinity, and family--with a built-in soundtrack. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrad Zellar has worked as a writer and editor for daily and weekly newspapers, as well as for regional and national magazines. A former senior editor at \u003ci\u003eCity Pages, The Rake, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUtne Reader, \u003c\/i\u003e Zellar is also the author of \u003ci\u003eSuburban World: The Norling Photos, Conductors of the Moving World, House of Coates, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDriftless\u003c\/i\u003e. He has frequently collaborated with the photographer Alec Soth, and together they produced seven editions of \u003ci\u003eThe LBM Dispatch, \u003c\/i\u003e chronicling American community life in the twenty-first century. Zellar's work has been featured in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine, The Believer, Paris Review, Vice, Guernica, Aperture, \u003c\/i\u003e and Russian \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e. He spent fifteen years working in bookstores and was a co-owner of Rag \u0026amp; Bone Books in Minneapolis. He currently lives in Saint Paul.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 12, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47252315144441,"sku":"9781566896399","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/c3hUZ21jODJ6MC9LUkI0QjRHQzdKUT09.webp?v=1768685130","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/till-the-wheels-fall-off-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}