{"product_id":"9781938103803","title":"The Committee on Town Happiness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Committee on Town Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e consists of ninety-nine linked stories about disappearing townsfolk. Air balloons are launched to search for the missing, galas proliferate, laws are imposed ad absurdum, and a guerilla group forms as the Committee shapes the future of small-town America in this biting examination of modern bureaucracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Michael Parker\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two previous novels and seven collections of poems. His awards include three Pushcart Prizes and the 2012 North Carolina Book Award. Professor of English at Davidson College, he also teaches in the Queens University MFA program. He lives in Davidson, North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dzanc Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47048462500080,"sku":"9781938103803","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781938103803_p0.jpg?v=1763661879","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781938103803","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}