{"product_id":"entomology-of-the-pin-up-girl-9781938603709","title":"Entomology of the Pin-Up Girl","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2024 Dzanc Short Story Collection Prize, \u003ci\u003eEntomology of the Pin-Up Girl\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a terrific play on the \"monstrous feminine\"--captivating stories of women shedding their skins and exoskeletons and blurring the boundaries between predator and prey.\u003c\/b\u003eA dissatisfied wife wraps herself in a silk cocoon. Teenage girls declare decay as the newest fashion trend. A new religion emerges from blood-sucking moths. And Grete Samsa wakes to find herself transformed--not into a cockroach, but a monstrous camel spider, famished and salivating for the man at the door.A surreal exploration of nature, sexuality, disaster and desire, Lauren Osborn's stunning debut isa must-read for fans of Lidia Yuknavitch, Aimee Bender, and K-Ming Chang. The final edition will include six full-page, black-and-white illustrations by brilliant artist Jenny Eickbush.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lauren Osborn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dzanc Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781938603709\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOsborn, Lauren:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eLauren E. Osborn\u003c\/b\u003e lives and writes in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, with her menagerie of tarantulas and other creatures. Her fiction and nonfiction can be read in \u003ci\u003eThe North American Review, The Adroit, Diagram\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. She is currently serving as the 2025 Emerging Writer Lecturer at Gettysburg College.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Lauren Osborn \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48311272571037,"sku":"9781938603709","price":21.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_79a5c342-c556-40ec-bb97-81d7ab58eff3.jpg?v=1779260187","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/entomology-of-the-pin-up-girl-9781938603709","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}