{"product_id":"9781504001199","title":"Skin Folk: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2002 World Fantasy Award for Best Collection: A beguiling compendium of fifteen stories \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eSkin Folk\u003c\/i\u003e, with works ranging from science fiction to Caribbean folklore, passionate love to chilling horror, Nalo Hopkinson is at her award-winning best spinning tales like “Precious,” in which the narrator spews valuable coins and gems from her mouth whenever she attempts to talk or sing. In “A Habit of Waste,” a self-conscious woman undergoes elective surgery to alter her appearance; days later she’s shocked to see her former body climbing onto a public bus. In “The Glass Bottle Trick,” the young protagonist ignores her intuition regarding her new husband’s superstitions—to horrifying consequences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Hopkinson’s unique and vibrant sense of pacing and dialogue sets a steady beat for stories that illustrate why she received the 1999 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Entertaining, challenging, and alluring, \u003ci\u003eSkin Folk\u003c\/i\u003e is not to be missed.","brand":"Open Road Media Sci-Fi \u0026 Fantasy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47145649570032,"sku":"9781504001199","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781504001199_p0.jpg?v=1769896914","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781504001199","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}