{"product_id":"if-you-lived-here-youd-already-be-home-stories-paperback","title":"If You Lived Here You'd Already be Home: 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\u003eJohn Jodzio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"These stories were my kind of stories--a little weird and magical and bittersweet.\" --Roxane Gay, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBad Feminist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHunger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA middle-aged masochist in love with a comatose man. A gay birthday clown lamenting the loss of his beloved dog. An amateur veterinarian keeping watch over his suicidal daughter. And a bikini model with a barnacle stuck to her butt cheek. These are just a few of the characters who populate the quirky, offbeat world of \u003ci\u003eIf You Lived Here You'd Already Be Home\u003c\/i\u003e a world that feels at once alien and strangely familiar. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these twenty-one brief, funny stories, John Jodzio documents his characters disappointment, frustration, and longing for a home that seems forever out of reach. By turns bleak and hopeful, cruel and tender, this is an exciting literary debut by a writer to watch, a writer with a unique and compelling voice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"John Jodzio is the best kind of modern fiction writer: a thematic traditionalist who feels totally new.\" --Chuck Klosterman, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Jodzio\u003c\/b\u003e is a winner of the Loft-McKnight Fellowship and the author of the short story collections \u003ci\u003eGet In If You Want To Live\u003c\/i\u003e (Paper Darts Press) and \u003ci\u003eIf You Lived Here You'd Already Be Home\u003c\/i\u003e (Replacement Press). His work has been featured in a variety of places including This American Life, McSweeney's, and \u003ci\u003eOne Story\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Minneapolis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 21, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43159010607167,"sku":"9781593766634","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5hCi-JMaqC9781593766634.webp?v=1776994511","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/if-you-lived-here-youd-already-be-home-stories-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}