{"product_id":"all-aboard-paperback-1","title":"All Aboard - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoe Ashby Porter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eAll Aboard\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed fiction writer Joe Ashby Porter ventures into new, sometimes unprecedented territory, from the luxe restraint of \"Merrymount,\" through the stops-out eroticism of \"Pending,\" to the distilled heebie-jeebies of \"Dream On.\" Here, reading, travel, and sexual orientation (and disorientation) loom larger than before in Porter, and the dialogue gives new play for what Harry Mathews has called Porter's \"golden ear.\" The whole collection unfolds as does each component, laying track just ahead of the speeding train of thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe Ashby Porter\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Durham, North Carolina. As alter ego Shakespearean Joseph A Porter, he teaches at Duke University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Academy Award (2004) from The American Academy of Arts and Letters, Porter is the author of three short story collections: The Kentucky Stories, Lithuania, and Touch Wood (Turtle Point, 2002); two novels: Eelgrass and Resident Aliens; and two nonfiction books on William Shakespeare. He has won Pushcart Prizes, NEA\/PEN Syndicated Fiction awards, and fellowships from the NEA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42165324873863,"sku":"9781933527178","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/4f31dc06b0c6b14d4e8d1353cca643e3.webp?v=1733312736","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/all-aboard-paperback-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}