{"product_id":"headshot-rita-bullwinkel-hardcover","title":"Headshot -- Rita Bullwinkel, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eNamed a Most Anticipated Book of 2024 by \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNYLON\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLit Hub\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/i\u003e, and more \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA March 2024 IndieNext Pick \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Make room, American fiction, for a meaningful new voice.\" --Dwight Garner, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"As blazing and distinctive a performance as I've beheld in a long while . . . I'm amazed.\" --Jonathan Lethem \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn electrifying debut novel from an \"unusually gifted writer\" (Lorrie Moore) about the radical intimacy of physical competition \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn unexpected tragedy at a community pool. A family's unrelenting expectation of victory. The desire to gain or lose control; to make time speed up or stop; to be frighteningly, undeniably good at something. Each of the eight teenage girl boxers in this blistering debut novel has her own reasons for the sacrifices she has made to come to Reno, Nevada, to compete to be named the best in the country. Through a series of face-offs that are raw, ecstatic, and punctuated by flashes of humor and tenderness, prizewinning writer Rita Bullwinkel\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eanimates the competitors' pasts and futures as they summon the emotion, imagination, and force of will required to win. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrenetic, surprising, and strikingly original, \u003ci\u003eHeadshot \u003c\/i\u003eis a portrait of the desire, envy, perfectionism, madness, and sheer physical pleasure that motivates young women to fight--even, and perhaps especially, when no one else is watching.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rita Bullwinkel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viking\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593654101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2023 pg. 14\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2024 pg. 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRita Bullwinkel \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eBelly Up\u003c\/i\u003e, a story collection that won the Believer Book Award. The recipient of a 2022 Whiting Award, her work has been published in \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConjunctions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBOMB\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNOON\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGuernica\u003c\/i\u003e. She is editor at large for \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e, the deputy editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e, and a contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eNOON\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in San Francisco and teaches at the California College of the Arts and the University of San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bullwinkel, Rita","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49363415793892,"sku":"9780593654101","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/91vMvVh7qOL.jpg?v=1783598203","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/headshot-rita-bullwinkel-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}