{"product_id":"the-woodchipper-9781770468238","title":"The Woodchipper","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn award-winning cartoonist confronts anxiety and regret \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA long-time city maintenance worker keeps pulling an accident prone newbie's fat out of the fire or maybe in this case, an arm and another arm and a leg out of the woodchipper. What happens when NOTHING HAPPENS? Can a disaster averted still be a disaster? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \"Nestled All Snug,\" frazzled bookstore clerk Sasha prepares to close the store and head home to watch Hallmark Christmas specials after a fight with her boyfriend means she's home alone for the holidays. Hmm, that stack of boxes outside the bathroom seems a little precarious. Maybe Sasha will do returns when she gets back to work post-holidays. FWUMP FWUMP FWUMP. Guess someone is going to regret leaving their phone by the register before going to the bathroom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn The Woodchipper, Joe Ollmann, cartoonist of the groundbreaking Governor General Award finalist Fictional Father, returns with a suite of comic short stories focused on his trademark nervous wreck characters caught in a series of escalating personal disasters. Everybody's doing their best. Everybody's just trying to get through the day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe Ollmann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.91h x 6.85w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770468238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe Ollmann\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Hamilton, the Riviera of Southern Ontario. He has published two books with Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly, 2011's \u003ci\u003eMid-Life\u003c\/i\u003e and 2017's \u003ci\u003eThe Abominable Mr. Seabrook\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the winner of the Doug Wright Award for Best Book in 2007 and loser of the same award another time.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Joe Ollmann \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47659163549853,"sku":"9781770468238","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_d1d73ae8-1933-4687-99f4-d3a58f8576bd.jpg?v=1771352001","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-woodchipper-9781770468238","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}