{"product_id":"9780698411265","title":"When Watched","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 Honoree\u003cbr\u003eWhiting Award \u003cb\u003eWinner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePEN\/Hemingway Award \u003cb\u003eFinalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLambda Literary Award \u003cb\u003eFinalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the \u003c\/b\u003ePEN\/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction \u0026amp; \u003cb\u003eThe Story Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Core captures a precious slice of what it is to be human. . . . She reaches moments of extraordinary grace.”\u003cb\u003e —\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Pick up this book and prepare to face sublime recognition.” —\u003ci\u003eRookie\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Full of dazzling insight and empathy.”\u003cb\u003e —\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRefinery 29\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eRefreshing, witty, and absolutely close to the heart, Core’s twenty stories, set in and around New York City, have an other-worldly quality along with a deep seriousness—even a moral seriousness. What we know of identity is smashed and in its place, true individuals emerge, each bristling with a unique sexuality, a belief-system all their own. Reminiscent of Jane Bowles, William Burroughs, and Colette, her writing glows with an authenticity that is intoxicating and rare.","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126408331504,"sku":"9780698411265","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780698411265_p0.jpg?v=1763627457","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780698411265","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}