{"product_id":"9781476744469","title":"Simon \u0026 Schuster 2013 Fiction Sampler","description":"\u003cb\u003eWe are proud to introduce seven powerful, original, and irresistible novels coming in 2013 from Simon\u0026amp;Schuster: \u003ci\u003eThe Love Song of Jonny Valentine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eY\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMiddle Men\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Motherland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Why of Things\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Gravity of Birds\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Snow Hunters\u003c\/i\u003e. This sample features exclusive excerpts, interviews with the writers, and commentary from the books’ editors.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e· In \u003ci\u003eThe Love Song of Jonny Valentine\u003c\/i\u003e by Teddy Wayne, an eleven-year-old pop megastar searches for his identity in the dark heart of America's monstrous obsession with fame. \u003cbr\u003e· Marjorie Celona’s highly acclaimed and exquisitely rendered debut, \u003ci\u003eY,\u003c\/i\u003e follows a wise-beyond-her-years foster child abandoned as a newborn on the doorstep of the local YMCA. \u003cbr\u003e· From an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, \u003ci\u003eMotherland\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful story of a love triangle set in England, France, India, and Jamaica against the backdrop of World War II. \u003cbr\u003e· In \u003ci\u003eMiddle Men\u003c\/i\u003e, Stegner Fellow and\u003ci\u003e New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e contributor Jim Gavin delivers a hilarious and panoramic vision of California, portraying a group of men, from young dreamers to old vets, as they make valiant forays into middle-class respectability. \u003cbr\u003e· Tracy Guzeman's compelling debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Gravity of Birds, \u003c\/i\u003efollows the ordeal of an art authenticator and an art historian employed by a famous, reclusive painter to sell a never-before-seen portrait, leading them to discover devastating secrets two sisters have kept from each other, and from the artist. \u003cbr\u003e· In \u003ci\u003eSnow Hunters\u003c\/i\u003e, an elegant, haunting, and highly anticipated debut novel from 5 Under 35 National Book Foundation honoree Paul Yoon, a North Korean war refugee confronts the wreckage of his past. \u003cbr\u003e· From the critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eDecember \u003c\/i\u003ecomes \u003ci\u003eThe Why Of Things, \u003c\/i\u003ea buoyant and beautiful new novel about a family struggling in the aftermath of a suicide.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEach author is an accomplished artist and has created a lasting work you’ll want to read and relish and talk about.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47130764050672,"sku":"9781476744469","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781476744469_p0.jpg?v=1763609872","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781476744469","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}