{"product_id":"rabbit-fox-tar-9781646223176","title":"Rabbit, Fox, Tar","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Verrone has an alchemical ability to take parts of the old and the new and transform them into something entirely his own, making the book's existence a revolution unto itself . . . Its vital messages--such as how a community is only as strong as its stories--are present for all who have the vision to see them. However, its power doesn't lie in its didacticism, but rather its screaming relevancy to the present state of American affairs.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA mesmerizing, fable-like debut novel about a mysterious young Black woman whose arrival in an insular neighborhood threatens to shake its foundations \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Baby appears in Original Hill, her name is on everyone's lips. A young Black woman is a rare sight in this part of town, and she sits all day on the Foxes' garden wall, swinging her bare feet and speaking to no one. That is, until the charismatic Lucius \"Lucky\" Foote comes along and touches her, sparking their romance. Arm-in-arm with Baby, who seems to exert a seemingly supernatural pull on the other residents, Lucky is confident he will secure the open city council seat away from Baby's uncle Eugene Fox, the back-from-retirement white incumbent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith protestors reopening old wounds around the Black neighborhood that was leveled by the nearby highway decades ago and Lucky threatening his position, Fox believes it's not just a city council seat at stake, but the \"soul\" of Original Hill. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Baby is woven further into the unraveling community, she begins to stray from Fox's strict rules and question everything, from where she came from to who--and what--she truly is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e P. C. Verrone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.33h x 5.92w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646223176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eP.C. VERRONE's \u003c\/b\u003ework has appeared in FIYAH, \u003ci\u003ePodCastle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNightmare\u003c\/i\u003e, and numerous anthologies. He has been a Tin House Resident, a Playwrights' Center Fellow, and a WNDB Black Creatives Revisions Workshop winner. He graduated from Harvard College and holds an MFA in creative writing from Rutgers University-Newark. He lives in Dallas with his husband, a historian.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"P. C. Verrone \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48397170868381,"sku":"9781646223176","price":33.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_1c2311a7-8ca1-48e9-badf-e0abb4e3ffc5.jpg?v=1781074965","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/rabbit-fox-tar-9781646223176","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}