{"product_id":"what-you-see-in-the-dark-paperback","title":"What You See in the Dark - Paperback","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\u003eManuel Muñoz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCharles Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA doomed love story unfolds alongside the production of \u003ci\u003ePsycho \u003c\/i\u003ein 1950s Bakersfield, California\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Muñoz's debut novel tells the story of Teresa, an aspiring singer too far away from Los Angeles to share the city's glamour. In Dan Watson, the most desirable man in town, she believes she has found someone to help her realize those dreams. But when a famous actress arrives from Hollywood with a legendary director in tow, local gossip about Teresa and Dan turns to speculation about the celebrity visitors there to work on what will become an iconic, groundbreaking film of madness and murder at a roadside motel: Alfred Hitchcock's \u003ci\u003ePsycho\u003c\/i\u003e. Framed by a foreword from film critic Charles Taylor, Muñoz's haunting tale reflects \"the slow winding down of everything that once seemed certain.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMANUEL MUÑOZ \u003c\/b\u003eis celebrated as one of the foremost literary chroniclers of California's Central Valley. Northwestern University Press published his debut story collection, \u003ci\u003eZigzagger\u003c\/i\u003e, in 2003, and are delighted to announce that reprints of his second story collection and his novel will be joining the acclaimed TriQuarterly imprint. Each reissue includes a foreword that celebrates the enduring, empathic power of Muñoz's fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Muñoz has been recognized with a Whiting Award, three O. Henry Awards, the Joyce Carol Oates Prize, two selections in \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories \u003c\/i\u003eand, most recently, a 2023 MacArthur Fellowship. His frequently anthologized work has appeared in\u003ci\u003e The New York Times, Virginia Quarterly Review, American Short Fiction, Electric Literature, ZYZZYVA, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003eFreeman's. \u003c\/i\u003eA native of Dinuba, California, he lives in Tucson. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 251\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46487207346373,"sku":"9780810148895","price":34.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/CIF7YdNiub9780810148895.webp?v=1783068212","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/what-you-see-in-the-dark-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}