{"product_id":"sourdough-paperback","title":"Sourdough: Or, Lois and Her Adventures in the Underground Market: A Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobin Sloan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Robin Sloan, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore\u003c\/i\u003e, comes \u003ci\u003eSourdough\u003c\/i\u003e, \"a perfect parable for our times\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea delicious and funny novel about an overworked and under-socialized software engineer discovering a calling and a community as a baker. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed One of the Best Books of the Year by NPR, the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSouthern Living\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLois Clary is a software engineer at General Dexterity, a San Francisco robotics company with world-changing ambitions. She codes all day and collapses at night, her human contact limited to the two brothers who run the neighborhood hole-in-the-wall from which she orders dinner every evening. Then, disaster! Visa issues. The brothers quickly close up shop. But they have one last delivery for Lois: their culture, the sourdough starter used to bake their bread. She must keep it alive, they tell her--feed it daily, play it music, and learn to bake with it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLois is no baker, but she could use a roommate, even if it is a needy colony of microorganisms. Soon, not only is she eating her own homemade bread, she's providing loaves to the General Dexterity cafeteria every day. Then the company chef urges her to take her product to the farmer's market--and a whole new world opens up.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobin Sloan\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Michigan and now splits his time between San Francisco and the Internet. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42124622889095,"sku":"9781250192752","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/0880e9de9cd306c422d7b3bf2d4de3a4.webp?v=1732571529","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/sourdough-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}