{"product_id":"the-good-pornographer-9780299355845","title":"The Good Pornographer","description":"Walace Weiss, a famous fantasy novelist struggling with drug addiction, sets himself on a twofold quest: to finish his first book in more than a decade and, like the immortal elves of his stories, to try to remember what, in his long life, he should not have forgotten. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While many have come to view Walace as a bad influence on children, literature, and himself, his impact sweeps across worlds both fantastic and real, resulting in the establishment of a new kingdom in his neglected McMansion, Summerheim. The result is a mock-epic in rehabilitation, starring such friends and enemies as Cal, Walace's dealer and private jester; Dragon, a porn star turned guidance counselor; Epiphany, a lunch lady and stripper in recovery; her son, Tuffy, planning everyone's funerals at age nine; Jackal, newly sober and in touch with his emotions for the first time; and Wolf, Walace's socially withdrawn twin brother and reluctant doppelgänger. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Brian Bouldrey piles on the laughs and absurdity alongside dollops of humanity and sobriety. With brilliant recklessness, he praises and pokes fun at genres, conventions, fandoms, and critics, offering a \u003ci\u003eDeadpool\u003c\/i\u003e-like exploration of an upside-down world filled with epic quests, epic mistakes, and epic characters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Bouldrey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.99h x 5.99w x 0.95d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299355845\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBouldrey, Brian:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Brian Bouldrey is a senior lecturer of English at Northwestern University. The recipient of a Lambda Literary Award, among other honors, he is the author of, most recently, \u003ci\u003eGood in Bed: A Life in Queer Sex, Politics, and Religion\u003c\/i\u003e, and the editor of \u003ci\u003eInspired Journeys: Travel Writers in Search of the Muse\u003c\/i\u003e. He has published three previous novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Boom Economy\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Brian Bouldrey \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47792944316573,"sku":"9780299355845","price":37.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_e148d13a-a02a-4e9c-a0b5-0666f374b3e7.jpg?v=1774985286","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-good-pornographer-9780299355845","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}