{"product_id":"the-woods-all-black-hardcover","title":"The Woods All Black - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLee Mandelo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen they call you a monster, show your teeth.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Frontier Nursing Service is sending Leslie Bruin to Spar Creek to vaccinate the flock, birth babies, and weather the judgement of those who see him as a failed woman. Hardened by the atrocities of the Western Front, Leslie thinks he can handle anything a backwoods Appalachian town throws at him. But Spar Creek holds a darkness he isn't prepared for. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSomething ugly is festering in the congregation. Violence bubbles around a younger queer person who won't comply with the church's demands on his body -- and the wooded hills enfolding Spar Creek have a mind of their own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Woods All Black\u003c\/i\u003e is a blood-soaked horror story about prejudice and power that reminds us to fight tooth and claw to live as who we are.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLee Mandelo is a writer, critic, and occasional editor whose fields of interest include speculative and queer fiction, especially when the two coincide. His debut novel, \u003ci\u003eSummer Sons, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich has been featured in \u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, is a contemporary Southern gothic dealing with queer masculinity, fast cars, and ugly inheritances. Other work can be found in magazines such as \u003ci\u003eTor.com\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUncanny\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Nightmare\u003c\/i\u003e; he has also been a past nominee for awards, including the Nebula, Lambda, and Hugo. Aside from a stint overseas learning to speak Scouse, Mandelo has spent his life ranging across Kentucky, currently living in Louisville and pursuing a PhD at the University of Kentucky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50316042174701,"sku":"9781250790316","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/etTRHtMSIj9781250790316.webp?v=1784687981","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/the-woods-all-black-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}