{"product_id":"asides-occasional-essays-on-dogs-food-restaurants-bars-hangovers-jobs-music-family-trees-robbery-relationships-being-brought-up-questionabl-paperback","title":"Asides: Occasional Essays on Dogs, Food, Restaurants, Bars, Hangovers, Jobs, Music, Family Trees, Robbery, Relationships, Being Brought Up Questionabl - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Singleton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"George Singleton is a very funny man. He could write about a tootsie roll and keep me reading,\" says Abigail Thomas, author of Safekeeping and A Three Dog Life, about Singleton's new collection of personal essays. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders of his celebrated short story collections (\u003cem\u003eThe Half-Mammals of Dixie\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eYou Want More\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Curious Lives of Non-Profit Martyrs\u003c\/em\u003e, among others) know just what a master storyteller Singleton can be. Yet in this collection of essays, readers will discover Singleton's best kept secret: he also has a keen eye for the well-told and hilarious truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis subjects range widely: dogs, food, restaurants, jobs, music, family, and the benefits and challenges of, as he puts it, \"a questionable upbringing.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrequently published in magazines like \u003cem\u003eOxford American\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGarden and Gun, \u003c\/em\u003e Singleton explains in these essays how he came to be a writer (he blames barbecue), why he still writes his first draft by hand (someone stole his typewriter), and why he ran marathons (his father gave him beer.) He also will tell you why Aristotle would have been a failed philosopher had he grown up in South Carolina, how \u003cem\u003eLaugh-In\u003c\/em\u003e's Henry Gibson is to blame for his education in literature, and what was in the most delicious soup he has ever eaten. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders are invited to join George Singleton as he gets his dogs to promise they won't use his new garden as a Porta-Potty, learns about his not so famous relations, and generally charms anyone sensible enough to read this delightful book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards (2024)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984028795181,"sku":"9781958094297","price":22.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/aQEVM4hgRu9781958094297.webp?v=1776081483","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/asides-occasional-essays-on-dogs-food-restaurants-bars-hangovers-jobs-music-family-trees-robbery-relationships-being-brought-up-questionabl-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}