{"product_id":"smash-grab-paperback","title":"Smash \u0026 Grab - 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\u003eMark Anthony Jarman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A Canadian master of the form.\"--Gregory Cowles, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA former military policeman, a veterinarian, and a French poet walk into a bar and debate the Vietnam war. A couple of men who are part of a commune discover two dead bodies while out sailing. An Irish woman hits a boy with her car and contemplates turning herself in. Two paramedics try to live and not burn out while dealing with so much death. A man on holiday in Venice is stalked by a pickpocket. A heartsick astronaut finds love on the moon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eSmash \u0026amp; Grab\u003c\/em\u003e Mark Anthony Jarman offers up a mischievous medley of stories that blur the lines between the real and the imagined. Continuing to chronicle the lives of the wayward and unlucky, it confirms its author as one of the most adventurous guides to the absurdity of twenty-first century existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark Anthony Jarman\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eBurn Man\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTouch Anywhere to Begin\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCzech Techno\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eKnife Party at the Hotel Europa\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMy White Planet\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e19 Knives\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew Orleans Is Sinking\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDancing Nightly in the Tavern\u003c\/em\u003e, and the travel book \u003cem\u003eIreland's Eye\u003c\/em\u003e. He is co-editor of a new literary journal \u003cem\u003eCAMEL\u003c\/em\u003e, and edited \u003cem\u003eBest Canadian Stories 2023\u003c\/em\u003e. His novel \u003cem\u003eSalvage King Ya!\u003c\/em\u003e, is on Amazon.ca's list of 50 Essential Canadian Books and is the number one book on Amazon's list of best hockey fiction. Widely published in Canada, the US, Europe, and Asia, Jarman is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, a Yaddo fellow, has taught at the University of Victoria, the Banff Centre for the Arts, and the University of New Brunswick. \u003cem\u003eBurn Man\u003c\/em\u003e was a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Editor's Choice in 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 24, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52034437218605,"sku":"9781771966948","price":18.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/V0APi0UElQ9781771966948.webp?v=1777672234","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/smash-grab-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}