{"product_id":"ricky-paperback","title":"Ricky - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWhitney Collins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Whitney Collins, the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eBig Bad\u003c\/i\u003e, come twenty-three new dark and derelict (and hilarious) tales about--you guessed it--love. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eRicky\u003c\/i\u003e, Collins applies her sharp eye, black humor, and generous heart to love stories (and the stories we tell ourselves about love). Among the wacky, tacky, lovesick, and lovelorn characters are: Ilona, the misanthropic mother and unhappy fianc? who is increasingly transfixed by a rash of local shark attacks; Imogen, the sperm bank client who cultivates the love she madly desires inside herself; and Aurora Flood, the coma survivor on a mission to plant a sacred seed from the Olive Garden. Blending elements of southern gothic, speculative fiction, and horror, \u003ci\u003eRicky \u0026amp; Other Love Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is political and personal, bitter and sweet: ultimately, a lot like love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhitney Collins\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eBIG BAD\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2019 Mary McCarthy Prize, a 2022 Gold IPPY, and a 2021 Bronze INDIES. Whitney earned a Distinguished Story by \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories 2022\u003c\/i\u003e. She also won a 2020 Pushcart Prize, a 2020 Pushcart Special Mention, the 2020 American Short(er) Fiction Prize, and the 2021 ProForma Contest. Her stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eAmerican Short Fiction, AGNI, The Idaho Review, Gulf Coast, The Pinch, Grist, The Best Small Fictions 2022, Tiny Nightmares: Very Short Tales of Horror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(Catapult), and \u003ci\u003eFractured Literary Anthology 3\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. She received her MFA from the Naslund-Mann Graduate School of Writing and lives in Kentucky with her sons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 252\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 25, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41744385736839,"sku":"9781956046236","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/c4e400986fbfb898640f26b916fc10bb.webp?v=1734090154","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/ricky-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}