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Creativity and empathy mark the collection . . . Illustrations enhance the already vivid storytelling.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews,\u003c\/i\u003e Starred Review\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n“Spanning worlds, generations, cultures and environments, each of Meno’s short stories in this stellar collection explores depression, loneliness and insanity in the world, while never quite offering a clear solution or glimmer of hope. Misery loves company, and Meno’s assortment of off-center, morose characters fit seamlessly together . . . Catering to all the odd men out in the world, this short story collection succeeds word to word, sentence to sentence, and cover to cover.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe limited edition hardcover of \u003ci\u003eDemons in the Spring\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of twenty short stories, with illustrations by twenty artists from the fine art, graphic art, and comic book worlds—including Todd Baxter, Kelsey Brookes, Ivan Brunetti, Charles Burns, Nick Butcher, Steph Davidson, Evan Hecox, Paul Hornschemeier, Cody Hudson, Caroline Hwang, kozyndan, The Little Friends of Printmaking, Geoff McFetridge, Lauren Nassef, Anders Nilsen, Archer Prewitt, Jon Resh, Jay Ryan, Souther Salazar, Rachell Sumpter, and Chris Uphues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithin \u003ci\u003eDemons in the Spring\u003c\/i\u003e, oddly modern moments which occur in the most familiar of public places, from offices to airports to schools to zoos to emergency rooms: a young girl who refuses to go anywhere unless she’s dressed as a ghost; a bank robbery in Stockholm gone terribly wrong; a teacher who’s become enamored with the students in his school’s Model United Nations club; a couple affected by a strange malady—a miniature city which has begun to develop in the young woman’s chest, these inventive stories are hilarious, heartbreaking, and unusual. While many of them have never been previously published, others have been featured in the likes of \u003ci\u003eLIT, Other Voices, Swink, TriQuarterly,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney’s.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOE MENO\u003c\/b\u003e is a fiction writer and journalist who lives in Chicago. Winner of the Nelson Algren Literary Award, a Pushcart Prize, and a finalist for the Story Prize, Meno is the best-selling author of several novels and short story collections including \u003ci\u003eMarvel and a Wonder, The Great Perhaps, The Boy Detective Fails,\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Hairstyles of the Damned;\u003c\/i\u003e he also edited \u003ci\u003eChicago Noir: The Classics.\u003c\/i\u003e He is a professor in the English and Creative Writing Department at Columbia College Chicago.\u003ci\u003e Book of Extraordinary Tragedies \u003c\/i\u003eis his latest work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46556637429921,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781936070091","price":23.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781936070091_24957875-4149-47a2-a4b3-ca123e4f4f09.jpg?v=1781823356","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/demons-in-the-spring-paperback-by-joe-meno-1","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}