{"product_id":"old-crimes-and-other-stories-paperback","title":"Old Crimes: And Other Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJill McCorkle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author (\"One of our wisest storytellers\"), a story collection that is funny and tragic in equal measure, about crimes large and small (Rebecca Makkai, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Believers\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beloved author Jill McCorkle offers an intimate look at the moments when a person's life changes forever. A woman uses her hearing impairment as a way to guard herself from her husband's commentary. A telephone lineman strains to communicate with his family even as he feels pushed aside in a digital world. And a young couple buys a confessional booth for fun, only to discover the cost of honesty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Moving and unforgettable, the stories in \u003ci\u003eOld Crimes\u003c\/i\u003e capture moments of great intensity, longing, and affection. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJill McCorkle\u003c\/b\u003e has the distinction of having published her first two novels on the same day in 1984. Of these novels, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e said: \"one suspects the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cheer Leader\u003c\/i\u003e is a born novelist. With \u003ci\u003eJuly 7th\u003c\/i\u003e, she is also a full grown one.\" Since then she has published five other novels--most recently, \u003ci\u003eHieroglyphics\u003c\/i\u003e--and four collections of short stories. Five of her books have been named \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e notable books and four of her stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. McCorkle has received the New England Booksellers Award, the John Dos Passos Prize for Excellence in Literature, the North Carolina Award for Literature and the Thomas Wolfe Prize; she was recently inducted into the NC Literary Hall of Fame. McCorkle has taught at Harvard, Brandeis, and NC State where she remains affiliated with the MFA Program in creative writing and she is core faculty in the Bennington Writing Seminars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47377960829106,"sku":"9781643755991","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/d0912e7a659eb6938e95c5c38abc9f7a.webp?v=1777739078","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/old-crimes-and-other-stories-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}