{"product_id":"if-i-knew-the-way-i-would-take-you-home-paperback","title":"If I Knew the Way, I Would Take You Home - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDave Housley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA KISS cover-band leader pondering a fertility-driven criminal act, a boy watching his hair-metal dad search for love on reality TV, a quiet teenage metalhead stumbling into her own voice while trailing her former roadie father--these are the characters seeking resolution, tempering expectations, and occasionally finding grace and the dignity and strength to go on. Dave Housley's collection examines the quiet desperation and occasional triumphs of growing up and growing older through the prism of music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDave Housley\u003c\/b\u003e's work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eHobart\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMid-American Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNerve\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. A founding editor of \u003ci\u003eBarrelhouse Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, this is his third book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf I Knew the Way, I Would Take You Home\u003c\/i\u003e is Dave Housley's third collection of short fiction. \u003ci\u003eCommercial Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 2013, and \u003ci\u003eRyan Seacrest is Famous\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 2007. He is one of the co-authors of the book \u003ci\u003eFour Fathers\u003c\/i\u003e, to which he contributed the novella Evertyhing Worse, All the Time. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eHobart\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMid-American Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNerve\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eQuarterly West\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWigleaf\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDzanc's Best of the Web\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. He's one of the founding editors and fiction editors at \u003ci\u003eBarrelhouse Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and one of the co-founders and organizers of the Conversations and Connections writer's conference. He lives with his wife and son in State College, Pennsylvania, where he geeks out about web sites for Penn State.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.5 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 03, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42729973415999,"sku":"9781936873661","price":17.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b56321a385e0a250e0a77e71a444fe18.webp?v=1765124316","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/if-i-knew-the-way-i-would-take-you-home-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}