{"product_id":"9780062284785","title":"What's Important Is Feeling: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eBankers prowl Brooklyn bars on the eve of the stock market crash. A debate over Young Elvis versus Vegas Elvis turns existential. Detoxing junkies use a live lobster to spice up their love life. Students on summer break struggle to escape the orbit of a seemingly utopic communal house.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd in the title story, selected for \u003cb\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/b\u003e, two film school buddies working on a doomed project are left sizing up their own talent, hoping to come out on top—but fearing they won't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eWhat's Important Is Feeling\u003c\/b\u003e, Adam Wilson follows the through-line of contemporary coming-of-age from the ravings of teenage lust to the staggering loneliness of proto-adulthood. He navigates the tough terrain of American life with a delicate balance of comedy and compassion, lyricism and unsparing straightforwardness. Wilson's characters wander through a purgatory of yearning, hope, and grief. No one emerges unscathed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049082208496,"sku":"9780062284785","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780062284785_p0.jpg?v=1763629442","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780062284785","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}