{"product_id":"mcsweeneys-issue-81-mcsweeneys-quarterly-concern-9781963270471","title":"McSweeney's Issue 81 (McSweeney's Quarterly Concern)","description":"\u003cp\u003eStep inside the stunningly illustrated bugs-at-dusk pages of \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's 81\u003c\/i\u003e to devour a portfolio of paintings by Pulitzer Prize winner and national treasure \u003cb\u003ePercival Everett\u003c\/b\u003e; new stories by \u003cb\u003eSouvankham Thammavongsa\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAshley Nelson Levy\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSam Munson\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eShruti Swamy\u003c\/b\u003e; a queer Dracula comic by \u003cb\u003eMichael DeForge\u003c\/b\u003e; and an essay by octogenarian \u003cb\u003eSuzanne Rhodenbaugh\u003c\/b\u003e in which the story of her life is told in devastatingly brief, decade-long increments; alongside letters by \u003cb\u003eKatie Peterson\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSusanna Kwan\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSimon Han\u003c\/b\u003e, and so much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn this issue, there are swans, mermaids, a Frankenstein with daddy issues, poorly adjusted angels, the afterlife told from three different angles, the gig economy, collage theory, meme theory, murdered uncles, stillbirths, the Berlin wall, Florentine fleur-de-lis, Gypsy camps in Switzerland, bikini lines, the Chicago Seven, treehouses, and the draft. The iridescent worlds of this issue are manifold and teeming. Flip open the gorgeous cover illustrated by \u003cb\u003eSean Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e and start reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11775551\"\u003eDave Eggers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McSweeney's\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.52w x 0.95d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781963270471\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1963270479\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LCO\"\u003eLiterary Collections\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LCO000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMcSweeney's Quarterly Concern\u003c\/em\u003e began in 1998 as a literary journal that published only works rejected by other magazines. That rule was soon abandoned, and since then McSweeney's has attracted some of the finest writers in the world, from \u003cb\u003eGeorge Saunders\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eLydia Davis\u003c\/b\u003e, to \u003cb\u003eChimamanda Ngozi Adichie\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eDavid Foster Wallace\u003c\/b\u003e. Recent issues have featured work by \u003cb\u003eTommy Orange\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eHanif Abdurraqib\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eLisa Taddeo\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMimi Lok\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eLesley Nneka Arimah\u003c\/b\u003e. At the same time, the journal continues to be a major home for new and unpublished writers; we're committed to publishing exciting fiction regardless of pedigree.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McSweeney's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52382566613301,"sku":"9781963270471","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/9656\/7605\/files\/img_79a79def-f84a-481f-b975-0d7d0eb002ce.jpg?v=1772208983","url":"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/mcsweeneys-issue-81-mcsweeneys-quarterly-concern-9781963270471","provider":"Indiana Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}