{"product_id":"love-dirt-9781685970390","title":"Love, Dirt","description":"From the intimate confines of a Nebraska farmhouse to the bustling streets of South America, the characters of \u003ci\u003eLove, Dirt\u003c\/i\u003e traverse uneasy spaces in search of human connection. A closeted teen on a trip to Chile hides in his parents' bedroom to avoid being caught fooling around with a local boy. An elderly couple attempts to scale a volcano, wrestling with their own physical limitations and an unbearable loss in their past. A father becomes convinced that a daycare has swapped his toddler with a near-identical imposter. The public relations industry of Las Vegas is at first amused and then scandalized by a businesswoman's ability to divine people's birthplaces and childhood experiences just by listening to them speak. And a son's long-deceased parents return to life as fumbling, inept zombies who are more nuisance than threat. In these and other stories, Bruce Johnson's bold, thought-provoking debut explores how we are shaped by the narratives that we craft for ourselves and others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Iowa Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781685970390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBruce Johnson's stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eBest Microfiction 2023\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWigleaf\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrime Number Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Cincinnati Review's\u003c\/i\u003e miCRo series, and \u003ci\u003eThe Adroit Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Santiago, Chile.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Bruce Johnson \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47674847821981,"sku":"9781685970390","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_01609364-deaa-4fd8-b69f-c116ce799f1f.jpg?v=1771914311","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/love-dirt-9781685970390","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}