{"product_id":"open-throatbooks","title":"Open Throat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFinalist for the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePEN\/Faulkner Award, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Discover Prize, and the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction. One of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e's 50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2023. One of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e' 10 Best California Books of 2023. Longlisted for the Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eOpen Throat\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eis what fiction should be.”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e―\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA lonely, lovable, queer mountain lion narrates this star-making fever dream of a novel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA queer and dangerously hungry mountain lion lives in the drought-devastated land under the Hollywood sign. Lonely and fascinated by humanity’s foibles, the lion spends their days protecting a nearby homeless encampment, observing hikers complain about their trauma, and, in quiet moments, grappling with the complexities of their gender identity, memories of a vicious father, and the indignities of sentience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a man-made fire engulfs the encampment, the lion is forced from the hills down into the city the hikers call “ellay.” As the lion confronts a carousel of temptations and threats, they take us on a tour that spans the cruel inequalities of Los Angeles and the toll of climate grief. But even when salvation finally seems within reach, they are forced to face down the ultimate question: Do they want to eat a person, or become one?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHenry Hoke’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOpen Throat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a marvel of storytelling, a universal journey through a wondrous and menacing world recounted by a lovable mountain lion. Feral and vulnerable, profound and playful, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOpen Throat\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a star-making novel that brings the mythic to life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hoke, Henry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ Religion \u0026 Spirituality","offer_id":52733057269984,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/queerlion.jpg?v=1779562525","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/open-throatbooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}