{"product_id":"the-animal-room-9780802167897","title":"The Animal Room","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wonder Garden\u003c\/i\u003e comes a set of linked stories spotlighting human-animal relations--and revealing the tensions that threaten to fracture a suburban New England community\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTensions simmer in small-town Connecticut. A city transplant is haunted by the deer carcass hanging in her neighbor's garage. A psychiatric patient believes she's becoming a bird. A disgraced oil executive invites his granddaughter's kindergarten class to tour his home menagerie--what could go wrong? Rumors spread and fires burn in this second short story collection from award-winning author Lauren Acampora.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs in Acampora's debut \u003ci\u003eThe Wonder Garden, The Animal Room\u003c\/i\u003e delves deep into the town of Old Cranbury and its eclectic mix of residents. Incisive and moving, these stories chart the interconnected lives of neighbors, relatives, coworkers, enemies, lovers, and the animals around them, turning an unflinching eye to the natural world to shed light on human nature. Through its riveting ensemble, \u003ci\u003eThe Animal Room\u003c\/i\u003e paints a kaleidoscopic portrait of contemporary American life that is strikingly unique.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lauren Acampora\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802167897\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/08\/2026 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLauren Acampora\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Animal Room, The Hundred Waters\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Paper Wasp, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wonder Garden.\u003c\/i\u003e Her work has won or been nominated for the GLCA New Writers Award, the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize, the Story Prize, and the New England Book Award, and she's been named an Artist Fellow in Fiction by The New York Foundation for the Arts. Her writing has appeared in publications such as \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review, One Story, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e and has been anthologized in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Lauren Acampora \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48449346109597,"sku":"9780802167897","price":32.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_f6079707-44a9-4b51-8829-dbed7f3ad93d.jpg?v=1781632624","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-animal-room-9780802167897","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}