{"product_id":"9781501147821","title":"Last Day on Earth: Stories","description":"From the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eMusic Through the Floor \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eModel Home\u003c\/i\u003e, a riveting and profoundly moving story collection by a writer “uncannily in tune with the heartbreak and absurdity of domestic life” (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA boy on the edge of adolescence fears his mother might be a robot; a psychotically depressed woman is entrusted with taking her niece and nephew trick-or-treating; a reluctant dad brings his baby to a coke-fueled party; a teenage boy tries to prevent his mother from putting his estranged father’s dogs to sleep. Ranging from a youth arts camp to an aging punk band’s reunion tour, from a dystopian future where parents no longer exist to a ferociously independent bookstore, \u003ci\u003eLast Day on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e revolves around the endlessly complex, frequently surreal system that is family.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEric Puchner, the author hailed as “technically gifted and emotionally insightful” (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), and someone who “puts the \u003ci\u003estory\u003c\/i\u003e back in short story” (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), delivers a gloriously original, utterly memorable collection that invokes both the comedy and tragedy of our lifelong endeavor to come of age.","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47132126904560,"sku":"9781501147821","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781501147821_p0.jpg?v=1769897264","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781501147821","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}