{"product_id":"eight-very-bad-nights-a-collection-of-hanukkah-noir-paperback","title":"Eight Very Bad Nights: A Collection of Hanukkah Noir - 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\u003eTod Goldberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLee Goldberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eIvy Pochoda\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe perfect holiday gift for the crime fiction lover in your life! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCurated by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Tod Goldberg, this collection of eleven delightful and twisted Hanukkah capers will entertain you through all eight nights of the Festival of Lights. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Stefanie Leder's \"Not a Dinner Party Person,\" an unstable pharmaceutical rep tries not to kill anyone at her family dinner on the last night of Hanukkah; in Ivy Pochoda's \"Johnny Christmas,\" a taciturn Gulf War vet commissions a tattoo from a man he knew from his prison days, a man not named Christmas but Goldfarb; in David L. Ulin's \"Shamash,\" it's the last night of Hanukkah, and a live-at-home adult son considers doing something drastic to get out of his elderly father's Upper West Side apartment; in James D.F. Hannah's \"Twenty Centuries,\" a pair of detectives solve a curiously unprompted murder during the holiday season. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis captivating collection contains old-school slapstick comedy, hardboiled noir, gritty procedurals, and poignant reminders of the meaning of Hanukkah, offering something for almost every reader willing to take the journey through these twisted tales. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith stories by: Ivy Pochoda, David L. Ulin, James D.F. Hannah, Lee Goldberg, Nikki Dolson, J.R. Angelella, Liska Jacobs, Gabino Iglesias, Stefanie Leder, and Jim Ruland, plus a foreword and story by Tod Goldberg.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTod Goldberg\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of over a dozen books, including the award-winning \u003ci\u003eGangsterland \u003c\/i\u003etrilogy and \u003ci\u003eLiving Dead Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize. His short fiction has been published widely, including in \u003ci\u003eBest American Mystery \u0026amp; Suspense\u003c\/i\u003e, and his nonfiction appears regularly in the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAlta\u003c\/i\u003e, and has been anthologized in \u003ci\u003eBest American Essays\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives near Palm Springs, CA, where he founded and directs the Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing \u0026amp; Writing for the Performing Arts at UC Riverside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52011680563501,"sku":"9781641297363","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/eight-very-bad-nights-a-collection-of-hanukkah-noir-paperback-1494214.webp?v=1777444146","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/eight-very-bad-nights-a-collection-of-hanukkah-noir-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}