{"product_id":"when-the-messenger-is-hot-stories-paperback","title":"When the Messenger Is Hot: Stories - 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\u003eElizabeth Crane\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLisa Lucas\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beloved, smart, and bold story collection surges back to life in a new print edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHailed as \"revolutionary fiction,\" \u003ci\u003eWhen the Messenger Is Hot\u003c\/i\u003e gleefully upends the short-story form, rendering the absurdities and possibilities of modern urban life with disarming humor and keen perception as Crane weaves through grief and womanhood. The women in Elizabeth Crane's world are fierce and kind, damaged and optimistic. They are jilted lovers, absent daughters, twelve-steppers, and smart-asses, recovering from loss, addiction, or betrayal. From a woman who decides to live on the rooftop of her friend's apartment (why not?), to a writer whose identity is compromised by the actress who portrays her, to a daughter who believes her deceased mother is still alive and living at the bus depot, these characters experience love and loss in a way that is both profoundly universal and uniquely theirs.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eELIZABETH CRANE\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eThis Story Will Change\u003c\/i\u003e and six works of fiction, including the story collection \u003ci\u003eTurf \u003c\/i\u003eand the novel \u003ci\u003eThe History of Great Things\u003c\/i\u003e. Her stories have been translated into several languages and have appeared in numerous publications, including \u003ci\u003eCatapult\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work is performed regularly as part of NPR's \u003ci\u003eSelected Shorts \u003c\/i\u003eand has been adapted for film and stage, most notably with Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre. She teaches in the low-residency MFA program at the University of California, Riverside-Palm Desert.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48346175013113,"sku":"9798899480171","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/xHGdS5hbe49798899480171.webp?v=1777787711","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/when-the-messenger-is-hot-stories-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}