{"product_id":"the-blue-box","title":"Blue Box","description":"Ron Carlson is a master of the contemporary short story. In The Blue Box, he extends that mastery to the short short story, offering us a captivating glimpse of a writer at play. With that voice of his—sharp, sensitive, and wry, brimming with good humor—Carlson inhabits one standby after another of the American pop landscape, past and present: monster flicks, action heroes, unsupervised teenagers, blogging. Coming in for special scrutiny is the world of education, in hilarious send-ups of recommendation letters, teacher evaluations, style guides, and a MOOC. Whimsical, wistful, and gently surreal, The Blue Box delights in life’s unending absurdities, and reminds us not to take anything—especially ourselves—too seriously.\n\n\n\n\n\n\t ","brand":"Red Hen Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32082591023187,"sku":"","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781597092753.jpg?v=1765300529","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/the-blue-box","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}