{"product_id":"escape-velocity-a-charles-portis-miscellany-9781468307399","title":"Escape Velocity: A Charles Portis Miscellany","description":"\u003cb\u003eA prolific essayist, travel writer, and newspaper reporter, a varied collection of writing from Charles Portis \"America's least known great American novelist,\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Collected here in Escape Velocity, edited by Jay Jennings, is his \"miscellany\" -- journalism, short fiction, memoir, and even the play Delray's New Moon, published for the first time in this volume. Portis covers topics as varied as the civil rights movement, road tripping in Baja, and Elvis' s visits to his aging mother for publications such as the New York Herald Tribune and Saturday Evening Post. Fans of Portis's droll Southern humor and quirky characters will be thrilled at this new addition to his library, and those not yet familiar with his work will find a great introduction to him here. Also included are tributes by accomplished authors including Donna Tartt and Ron Rosenbaum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-272869\"\u003eCharles Portis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781468307399\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1468307398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC029000\"\u003eShort Stories (single author)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharles Portis lives in Arkansas, where he was born and educated. He served in the Marine Corps during the Korean War, was the London bureau chief of the \"New York Herald-Tribune,\" and was a writer for \"The New Yorker.\" \u003cbr\u003eJay Jennings is a freelance writer whose journalism, book reviews and humor have appeared in many national magazines and newspapers, including the \"New York Times, \"the\" Wall Street Journal, \"the\" Los Angeles Times, \"the \"Oxford American, \"and \"Travel \u0026amp; Leisure. \"He is a regular contributor to the \"New York Times Book Review \"and the\" San Francisco Chronicle.\"\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harry N. Abrams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693389648109,"sku":"9781468307399","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_00b42322-28e4-4f2a-9b8a-9b9dea012ded.jpg?v=1649858969","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/escape-velocity-a-charles-portis-miscellany-9781468307399","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}