{"product_id":"permanent-exhibit-paperback","title":"Permanent Exhibit - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew Vollmer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrief collage-style essays that explore the ephemeral and fractured nature of life in the digital age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatthew Vollmer was born in Asheville, North Carolina and grew up in the mountains of western North Carolina. A graduate of the University of North Carolina, he attended the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa. He is the author of two collections of short fiction--\u003ci\u003eGateway to Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e (Persea, 2015) and \u003ci\u003eFuture Missionaries of America\u003c\/i\u003e (MacAdam\/Cage, 2009; Salt Publishing, 2010)--as well as a collection of essays: \u003ci\u003einscriptions for headstones\u003c\/i\u003e (Outpost19, 2012). His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eParis Review, Glimmer Train, Tin House, Virginia Quarterly Review, Epoch, Ecotone, New England Review, The Sun, Best American Essays, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Pushcart Prize Anthology.\u003c\/i\u003e With David Shields, he co-edited \u003ci\u003eFAKES: An Anthology of Pseudo-Interviews, Faux-Lectures, Quasi-Letters, \"Found\" Texts, and Other Fraudulent Artifacts\u003c\/i\u003e (W. W. Norton, 2012), and he served as editor for \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Uncommon Prayer, \u003c\/i\u003e an anthology of everyday invocations featuring the work of over 60 writers. A winner of a 2010 NEA grant for literature, he teaches in the English Department at Virginia Tech, where he is an Associate Professor, and lives in Blacksburg with his wife and son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 11, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42107057700999,"sku":"9781942683681","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/145c60f5fb83f716e57a73e425d3c805.webp?v=1732451623","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/permanent-exhibit-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}