{"product_id":"in-the-not-quite-dark-stories-paperback","title":"In the Not Quite Dark: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDana Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of bold stories set in downtown Los Angeles that examine large issues like love, class, and race, and how they influence and define our most intimate moments.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith deep insight into character, intimate relationships, and the modern search for personal freedom, \u003ci\u003eIn the Not Quite Dark\u003c\/i\u003e is powerful collection of stories that feels both urgent and timeless from Dana Johnson, the author of the prize-winning collection \u003ci\u003eBreak Any Woman Down\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \"The Liberace Museum,\" a mixed-race couple leave the South toward the destination of Vegas, crossing miles of road and history to the promised land of consumption; in \"Rogues,\" a young man on break from college lands in his brother's Inland Empire neighborhood during a rash of unexplained robberies; in \"She Deserves Everything She Gets,\" a woman listens to the strict advice given to her spoiled niece about going away to college, reflecting on her own experience and the night she lost her best friend; and in the collection's title story, a man setting down roots in downtown L.A. is haunted by the specter of both gentrification and a young female tourist, whose body was found in the water tower of a neighboring building.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDana Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eBreak Any Woman Down\u003c\/i\u003e, Winner of the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction, and the novel \u003ci\u003eElsewhere, California\u003c\/i\u003e. Both books were nominees for the Hurston\/Wright Legacy Award. Born and raised in and around Los Angeles, she is an associate professor of English at the University of Southern California. Learn more at danajohnsonauthor.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 09, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770623820064,"sku":"9781619027329","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3dddb3739c072a4b4d2ec3a6130e3f08.webp?v=1780375487","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/in-the-not-quite-dark-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}