{"product_id":"someone-you-can-build-a-nest-in-john-wiswell-paperback","title":"Someone You Can Build a Nest in -- John Wiswell, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eShesheshen has made a mistake fatal to all monsters: she's fallen in love.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShesheshen is a shapeshifter, who happily resides as an amorphous lump at the bottom of a ruined manor. When her rest is interrupted by impolite monster hunters, she constructs a body from the remains of past meals: a metal chain for a backbone, borrowed bones for limbs, and a bear trap as an extra mouth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBadly hurt by the hunters, Shesheshen's nursed back to health by Homily, a warm-hearted human. Homily is kind and would make a great co-parent: an ideal place to lay Shesheshen's eggs so their young can devour Homily from the inside out. But as they grow close, Shesheshen realizes that eating her girlfriend isn't an option. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJust as Shesheshen's about to confess her identity, Homily reveals something else: she's hunting a shapeshifting monster that supposedly cursed her family. Has Shesheshen seen it anywhere? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShesheshen didn't curse anyone, so now she has to figure out why Homily's twisted family thinks she did. As Shesheshen's hunt for the monster becomes increasingly deadly, the bigger challenge remains: learning how to build a life \u003ci\u003ewith\u003c\/i\u003e, rather than \u003ci\u003ein\u003c\/i\u003e, the woman she loves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Wiswell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Daw Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780756419745\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Wiswell \u003c\/b\u003eis a disabled writer who lives where New York keeps all its trees. He won the 2021 Nebula Award for Short Fiction for his story, \"Open House on Haunted Hill,\" and the 2022 Locus Award for Best Novelette for \"That Story Isn't The Story.\" He has also been a finalist for the Hugo Award, British Fantasy Award, and World Fantasy Award. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSomeone You Can Build a Nest In, \u003c\/i\u003ea Year's Best pick by NPR and \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWearing the Lion\u003c\/i\u003e, and he can be found making too many puns and discussing craft on his Substack, johnwiswell.substack.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiswell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49546272604388,"sku":"9780756419745","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780756419745.jpg?v=1785484134","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/someone-you-can-build-a-nest-in-john-wiswell-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}