{"product_id":"short-stuff-paperback","title":"Short Stuff - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlysia Constantine\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJulia Ember\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKate Fierro\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt could start anywhere...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a summer vacation at the lake, just before heading off to college. In a coffee shop, when the whole world is new. In a dragon's cave, surrounded by gold. At a swim club, with the future in sight. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eShort Stuff\u003c\/em\u003e, bestselling and award-winning authors dial down the angst in four meet-cute LGBTQ young adult romances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn editor and award-winning author, \u003cb\u003eAlysia Constantine\u003c\/b\u003e was also a professor at an art college. Before that, she was a baker and cook for a caterer and before that, she was a poet. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eSweet\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOlympia Knife\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulia Ember\u003c\/b\u003e currently lives in Seattle with her wife and their city menagerie of pets with literary names. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Seafarer's Kiss\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Navigator's Touch\u003c\/i\u003e published by Interlude Press. The duology was heavily influenced by Julia's postgraduate work in Medieval Literature at the University of St Andrews. \u003ci\u003eThe Seafarer's Kiss\u003c\/i\u003e was named a \"Best Queer Book of 2017\" by Book Riot, and was a finalist in the Speculative Fiction category of the Bisexual Book Awards. Her upcoming novel, \u003ci\u003eRuinsong\u003c\/i\u003e, will be published by Macmillan Kids (FSG) in Fall 2020. Julia also writes scripts for games, and is the author of several published novellas and short stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Fierro\u003c\/b\u003e spent ten years translating, editing and reviewing other people's words before making an impulse decision to write down some of her own. She hasn't been able to stop ever since. Kate lives in Europe and is bilingual, with more love for her adopted language than her native one. her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eLove Starved\u003c\/i\u003e was published by Interlude Press in 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJude Sierra\u003c\/b\u003e is a Latinx poet, author, academic and mother working toward her PhD in Writing and Rhetoric, looking at the intersections of Queer, Feminist and Pop Culture Studies. Her novels include \u003ci\u003eA Tiny Piece of Something Greater \u003c\/i\u003e(Foreword INDIES Finalist, 2019), \u003ci\u003eWhat it Takes\u003c\/i\u003e (Starred Review, Publishers Weekly), and \u003ci\u003eIdlewild\u003c\/i\u003e, a contemporary LGBTQ romance set in Detroit's renaissance which was named one of Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLongtime friends and writing partners \u003cb\u003eTom Wilinsky\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eJen Sternick's \u003c\/b\u003edebut novel, \u003ci\u003eSnowsisters\u003c\/i\u003e (Duet Books, 2018) was the recipient of and finalist for multiple YA fiction awards, including the Foreword INDIES, the Feathered Quill, and the NYC Big Book Awards. Tom lives in New York with his partner and the world's most beloved orange tabby cat, Newky. Jen lives in Rhode Island with her husband, two kids and a cranky seven-toed cat named Sassy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 09, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42692840816703,"sku":"9781945053894","price":16.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9592f80fb24a985a662f2586a30c601b.webp?v=1764996811","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/short-stuff-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}