{"product_id":"love-letters","title":"Love Letters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExperiments in New Romanticism\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy J.K. Franko\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction by John Farrell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rollicking journey through time, place, and genre, exploring how writers, readers, lovers, and strangers attempt—and often fail—to communicate meaningfully with one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 6th, 2027\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover ISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781646054671\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eeBook ISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781646054688\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn J.K. Franko’s postmodern romp from Texas and Miami to 13th-century France and Spain’s Camino de Santiago, literature, language, and storytelling are serious business. A book club turns deadly; a story about an injured puppy has a horrific effect; a Scrabble obsession leads the narrator to crushing the SAT which leads to “college, a career, a life.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eLove Letters\u003c\/em\u003e, it’s difficult to know who holds the power. Is it the author? The critics? Or readers themselves? At once intellectually playful and emotionally serious, \u003cem\u003eLove Letters\u003c\/em\u003e stages an ongoing dialogue between writers, readers, critics, and fictional characters—gradually dissolving the boundaries separating them and asking: is literature merely language on a page, or an attempt by one consciousness to reach another across isolation and time?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJ.K. Franko\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of the Talion trilogy (\u003cem\u003eEye for Eye\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTooth for Tooth\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLife for Life\u003c\/em\u003e), the standalone thriller \u003cem\u003eKilling Johnny Miracle\u003c\/em\u003e, and the literary novel Love Letters. His novels have been published in Spanish translation by Grupo Planeta and Penguin Random House Spain. His first Spanish-language novel, \u003cem\u003eÚltima Navidad en Madrid\u003c\/em\u003e, is forthcoming from Penguin Random House Spain. A dual United States-Spanish citizen, Franko is founder and editor of \u003cem\u003eSine Qua Non\u003c\/em\u003e and writes fiction and criticism exploring authorship, morality, memory, and human connection. He holds a PhD in Literature from the University of Texas at Dallas and lives between Texas and Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deep Vellum","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48813654475001,"sku":"9781646054671","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":48813654507769,"sku":"9781646054688","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0433\/1651\/0883\/files\/DV_CoverPlaceholderImage.jpg?v=1786568386","url":"https:\/\/store.deepvellum.org\/products\/love-letters","provider":"Deep Vellum","version":"1.0","type":"link"}