{"product_id":"9781250870292","title":"Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore: A Novel (10th Anniversary Edition)","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe 10th Anniversary Edition of Robin Sloan's \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller,\u003ci\u003e Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore \u003c\/i\u003ewith a new foreword by the author and featuring the story “Ajax Penumbra 1969”.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA winner of the Alex Award and a finalist for the\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook Prize for First Fiction\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, and NPR Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Great Recession has shuffled Clay Jannon away from life as a San Francisco web-design drone and into the aisles of Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore. But after a few days on the job, Clay discovers that the store is more curious than either its name or its gnomic owner might suggest. The customers are few, and they never seem to buy anything—instead, they “check out” large, obscure volumes from strange corners of the store. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuspicious, Clay engineers an analysis of the clientele’s behavior, seeking help from his variously talented friends. But when they bring their findings to Mr. Penumbra, they discover the bookstore’s secrets extend far beyond its walls. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRendered with irresistible brio and dazzling intelligence, Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore is exactly what it sounds like: an establishment you have to enter and will never want to leave.","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47042075558128,"sku":"9781250870292","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250870292_p0.jpg?v=1763704648","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250870292","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}