{"product_id":"ill-give-you-a-reason-stories-paperback","title":"I'll Give You a Reason: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnnell López\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe vibrant stories in \u003ci\u003eI'll Give You a Reason\u003c\/i\u003e explore race, identity, connection, and belonging in the Ironbound, an immigrant neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey. A young widow goes on her first date since her husband's death and finds herself hunting a bear in the woods with a near stranger. An unhappy wife compares her mother's love spells and rituals to her own efforts to repair her strained marriage. A self-conscious college student discovers a porn star who shares her name and becomes obsessed with her doppelgänger's freedom and comfort with her own body.\u003c\/p\u003eAnnell López's indelible characters tread the waters of political unrest, sexuality, religion, body image, Blackness, colorism, and gentrification--searching for their identities and a sliver of joy and intimacy. Through each story, a nuanced portrait of the \"American Dream\" emerges, uplifting the voices of those on its margins.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnnell López\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Dominican immigrant. She is the author of the short story collection \u003cem\u003eI'll Give You a Reason\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the Louise Meriwether First Book Prize, forthcoming in 2024 from the Feminist Press. A 2022 Peter Taylor fellow, her work has received support from Tin House and the Kenyon Review Workshops and has appeared in \u003cem\u003eAmerican Short Fiction, Michigan Quarterly Review, Brooklyn Rail\u003c\/em\u003e, and elsewhere. López is an Assistant Fiction Editor for \u003cem\u003eNew Orleans Review\u003c\/em\u003e and just finished her MFA at the University of New Orleans. She is working on a novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 09, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52558201094451,"sku":"9781558613126","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VEmyO0SkaP9781558613126.webp?v=1761209601","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/ill-give-you-a-reason-stories-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}