{"product_id":"big-time-stories-paperback","title":"Big Time: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJen Spyra\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephen Colbert\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe debut collection of raucous, dark, strange, satirical stories from the former \u003ci\u003eLate Show with Stephen Colbert \u003c\/i\u003ewriter and \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003econtributor, featuring a foreword by Stephen Colbert \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Jen Spyra's stories are shocking, silly, smart, and absurdly funny. Underline both those words, I don't care how much it costs!\"--Tina Fey\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA bride so desperate to get in shape for her wedding that she enrolls in a new kind of workout program that promises the moon but costs more than she bargained for. A snowman who, on the wish of a child, comes to life in a decidedly less savory way than in the childhood classic. And in the title story, a time-hopping 1940s starlet tries to claw her way to the top in modern-day Hollywood, despite being ridiculously unwoke. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this uproarious, addictive debut, Jen Spyra takes a culture that seems almost beyond parody and holds it up to a funhouse mirror, immersing the reader in a world of prehistoric influencers, woodland creatures plagued by millennial neuroses, and an all-out birthday bash determined to be the most lavish celebration of all time, by any means necessary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWelcome, brave soul, to the world of Jen Spyra.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJen Spyra\u003c\/b\u003e is a former staff writer for \u003ci\u003eThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Onion\u003c\/i\u003e. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, The New York Times, McSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. She lives in New York City. \u003ci\u003eBig Time\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 05, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47392235487410,"sku":"9781984855282","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/55967374383f6e74638feb047ea1c4c8.webp?v=1777958717","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/big-time-stories-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}