{"product_id":"9781459757424","title":"Monsters","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA bold, unsettling, and sinister collection of stories that asks what \u003cem\u003emonster\u003c\/em\u003e means.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is a monster? The word encompasses the grotesque, the immoral, or the merely wondrous. Mythical creatures, corrupt executives, and cruel exes are all monsters. Monsters live among us. Sometimes the monster \u003cem\u003eis\u003c\/em\u003e us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat do monsters mean to writers? Here is a literary grab-bag: fourteen writers from diverse genres — literary, mystery, horror, the experimental — interpret monsters either literal or metaphorical. The result is a snapshot of contemporary fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStories from: Sifton Tracey Anipare, Steve Burrows, Brenda Chapman, Chinenye Emezie, Barbara Fradkin, Zsuzsi Gartner, Liz Harmer, Babak Lakghomi, Pasha Malla, Andrew Pyper, Naben Ruthnum, Alexis Stefanovich-Thomson, Andrew Sullivan, and Emily A. Weedon.","brand":"River Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Dundurn Press |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2026-10-06","offer_id":49155088285951,"sku":"9781459757424","price":25.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_81439076-d5bf-4298-a92f-843ad58f5279.jpg?v=1788800028","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781459757424","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}