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Joytime Killbox

Brian Wood

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English
BOA Editions, Limited
21 January 2020
Series: American Reader
The awkwardness of modern living takes center stage in these nine short stories by Brian Wood. Well-intentioned characters fumble through social situations: a man making small talk in line for a deadly thrill ride, a pet parrot arrested for murder, a seductive stranger on an airplane who just pulled out a handle of gin. With sparse prose and candid humor, these stories draw attention to the absurdities of our day-to-day interactions.
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Imprint:   BOA Editions, Limited
Country of Publication:   United States
Volume:   33
Dimensions:   Height: 203mm,  Width: 133mm, 
ISBN:   9781942683919
ISBN 10:   194268391X
Series:   American Reader
Pages:   136
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
PART I. STRANGERS What to Say to a Child in the Speedway Bathroom Joytime Killbox Fallen Timbers PART II. FRIENDS USS Flagg Beasts of Flight Diary of a Bad Afternoon at Nordstrom PART III. LOVERS My Roberta Walking Dogs Rough Air

Brian Wood has worked as a ghostwriter on five published books. This is his first collection published under his own name. He has served as the Managing Editor of Reed Magazine and the Fiction Editor for POST. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from San Jose State University, and his work earned him a Ludwig Scholarship for Excellence in Creative Writing, as well as the James Phelan Award for Short Fiction and Familiar Essays. Most recently, his story collection was a finalist for the BOA Editions Short Fiction Prize. He lives in Rochester, NY, where he is a writing instructor at Writers & Books and the co-host of the Two Month Review podcast produced by Open Letter Press.

Reviews for Joytime Killbox

“A collection full of startling, unforgettable treasures. With echoes of Kafka and homages to George Saunders, Brian Wood rewards readers with his remarkable combination of tenderness, searing wit, and striking inventions.” —Joanna Scott, author of Careers For Women “In my list of favorite stories—written by people like Cheever and Bolaño and Nabokov, Denis Johnson and Barry Hannah—are the ones that always, when I read and reread them, make me think: ‘Ah, yes: this is exactly how a short-story should be, look, sound, work.’ Welcome to my list, short-stories by Brian Wood.” —Rodrigo Fresán, author of The Invented Part


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