{"product_id":"the-new-book","title":"The New Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Padget Powell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781628977028\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eeBook:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781628977035\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 1st, 2027\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom one of the great stylists of American letters comes a new novel—his first in years—about the bargains and buy-ins of fiction.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the surface, \u003cem\u003eThe New Book\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel about two romantic couples. But as the lovers begin to transform into celebrities—including Ted Turner, Vanna White, and others—the novel reveals that its primary interest is not the fate of any given character, but the (tragicomic) drama of writing itself. When its author is beset by questions of competence and a crisis of faith, he surrenders control to an admin team that quickly meets its own moment of reckoning: “We are pointless, careless people here in New Book Admin.” As in the work of Barry Hannah, Lorrie Moore, and Donald Barthelme, Powell’s fiction leavens its slapstick humor and flamboyant invention with a dependable tenderness. Above all, \u003cem\u003eThe New Book\u003c\/em\u003e is a lyrical and entrancing work that prods at the categorical boundaries and rules that define our worlds, real and invented. It’s a moving and tender rebuke to rule-following in life, love, and art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePadgett Powell\u003c\/strong\u003e has published six novels, three collections of short stories, and a book of non-fiction. His work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHarper's\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBest American Short Stories\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBest American Sports Writing\u003c\/em\u003e. He has won the Prix de Rome and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dalkey Archive Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49327026045083,"sku":"9781628977028","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":49327026077851,"sku":"9781628977035","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0594\/2915\/9067\/files\/DAP_CoverPlaceholderImage.jpg?v=1786994364","url":"https:\/\/dalkeyarchive.store\/products\/the-new-book","provider":"Dalkey Archive Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}