{"product_id":"9781565127111","title":"Boulevard","description":"Newell never really belonged in Pastel, Alabama. Ready for a change, he buys a one-way ticket to New Orleans. The year is 1978 and the rambunctious city beckons with its famous promise of bright lights, excitement, and men everywhere.\u003cp\u003e  Newell makes his way, finding a job in a pornographic bookstore and renting a room in the French Quarter. His good nature, good looks, and a daring stunt in a popular bar make him a quick favorite of the town. Soon he has friends. Some are harmless, like Henry, a pudgy sidekick who's a frequent denizen of the porn shop's movie booths. Others prove more dangerous, like party-boy Mark, Newell's first beau, who has a penchant for recreational drugs. Finally, Newell encounters the volatile Jack, who shows Newell the blackest heart of the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoulevard\u003c\/i\u003e, Jim Grimsley's fifth novel, reminds us that Grimsley is what Publishers Weekly calls \"an accomplished stylist and a complex moralist.\" He takes one character's dream and reveals what can happen when dreams are fulfilled. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47146635460848,"sku":"9781565127111","price":11.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781565127111_p0.jpg?v=1763771226","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781565127111","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}