{"product_id":"weird-black-girls-stories-paperback","title":"Weird Black Girls: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElwin Cotman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Philip K. Dick Award finalist Elwin Cotman, an irresistibly unnerving collection of stories that explore the anxieties of living while Black--a high-wire act of literary-fantastical hybrid fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA rural town finds itself under the authoritarian sway of a tree that punishes children. A pair of old friends navigate their fraught history as strange happenings escalate in a Mexican restaurant. A pair of narcissistic friends wreak havoc on an activist community. An aloof young man finds himself living through his lover's memories. And a day of LARPing takes a cosmic turn. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn each of the seven stories in this collection, characters pursue their obsessions on paths to glory and destruction while around them their worlds twist and warp, oscillating between reality and impossibility. On display throughout is Cotman's ability to reveal truths about the human experience--about friendship, love, betrayal, bitterness--through whimsy, horror, and fantasy. Elegiac in tone, imaginative and humorous in their execution, the character-driven stories in \u003ci\u003eWeird Black Girls\u003c\/i\u003e challenge, incite, and entertain.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eElwin Cotman was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where the post-industrial landscape greatly influenced his love for myth and adventure. He is the author of three prior collections of speculative short stories: \u003ci\u003eThe Jack Daniels Sessions EP\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHard Times Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDance on Saturday, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was a finalist of the Philip K. Dick Award. Cotman holds a BA from the University of Pittsburgh and an MFA from Mills College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.3 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748798038304,"sku":"9781668018859","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/58206f5e5279395335f0a5dbcc47b37d.webp?v=1779916451","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/weird-black-girls-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}