{"product_id":"black-tie-optional-17-stories-9780998507361","title":"Black Tie Optional: 17 Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack Tie Optional \u003c\/em\u003eis a book for the front of the store, and an excellent recommendation for book clubs. Carrie Knowles' short stories are spare, tightly woven narratives with crisp, compelling dialogue. They cut to the bone. The themes in this collection are far-reaching, touching on family ties and friendship, infidelity, loss, Alzheimer's and impending death, fear of terrorism, border patrol, and life after death. The stories are guaranteed to challenge perceptions and assumptions and to spark lively discussion. As a reviewer recently said about one of her earlier books: \"If all writing were this good, I'd read more books.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarrie Knowles was selected to be North Carolina's 2014 Piedmont Laureate for her work in short fiction. She has three novels: \u003cem\u003eLillian's Garden\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAshoan's Rug\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Garden Wall in Provence\u003c\/em\u003e. In addition to fiction, she writes a regular Personal Perspectives column for Psychology Today, called \"Shifting Forward.\" \u003cem\u003eGlimmer Train\u003c\/em\u003e, one of the top literary journals in the country, has given recognition to 6 of the 17 short stories in \u003cem\u003eBlack Tie Optional\u003c\/em\u003e. 5 of the stories have been awarded honors by other literary journals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carrie Jane Knowles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Owl Canyon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780998507361\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKnowles, Carrie Jane:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - The 2014 Piedmont Laureate in Short Fiction, Carrie Knowles has published widely in both fiction and non-fiction and has won a number of prestigious writing awards, including: Midland Authors Poetry Award, the American Heart Association Heart and Torch Award for Creative Journalism, and Glimmer Train's Very-Short Fiction Contest. Her first novel, Lillian's Garden, was selected a summer \"must read\" by the North Carolina Arts Council\/NC Culture Blogger. Her second novel, Ashoan's Rug, was named one of the top books of 2014 by Salisbury Press. Her non-fiction book, The Last Childhood: A Family Story of Alzheimer's, Three Rivers Press 2000, has been noted as one of the top 100 books written about Alzheimer's. Carrie was born in Detroit. She and her husband, Jeff Leiter, moved to Raleigh, North Carolina in 1978. They have three children. For more information about Carrie and her work, please visit her website at: http: \/\/www.cjanework.com\/\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Owl Canyon Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40573311778931,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":22.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_ec9744b9-a6b9-421c-9058-6b0444a2156b.jpg?v=1668263297","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/black-tie-optional-17-stories-9780998507361","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}