{"product_id":"9780063419971","title":"Extinction Capital of the World","description":"By: Mariah Rigg     \u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Recommended Read from: \u003cem\u003eVulture * Oprah Daily * Our Culture * \u003c\/em\u003eLitHub * Debutiful * \u003cem\u003eLGBTQ Reads * Alta Journal * Autostraddle \u003c\/em\u003e* BookRiot\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMagnetic, haunting, and tender, \u003cem\u003eExtinction Capital of the World\u003c\/em\u003e is a stunning portrait of Hawai’i—and a powerful meditation on family, queer love, and community amid imperialism and environmental collapse.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn ten vibrant, affecting stories, Mariah Rigg immerses readers in contemporary Hawai’i. By turns heartbreaking and hopeful, these stories of love, longing, and grief are fierce dispatches from a state haunted by the specter of colonization, a precious biome under constant threat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn older man grapples with the American-weapons research conducted on a neighboring island that reverberates through his entire life. A pregnant woman seeks belonging while poaching flowers in the rainforest with her partner’s mother. Two teenage girls find love during a summer spent on Midway Atoll. A young woman returns home to O’ahu\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003efollowing a breakup and reconnects with her estranged father and the island itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinked by both place and character, Rigg’s stories illuminate the exotification and commodification of Hawai’i in the American mythos. \u003cem\u003eExtinction Capital of the World\u003c\/em\u003e is an environmental love letter to the Hawaiian Islands and an indelible portrayal of the people who inhabit them—marking the arrival of an exciting new voice in contemporary fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"US - Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":47191873650915,"sku":"DTRHCUS-9780063419971","price":118.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/9780063419971.jpg?v=1760516988","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/products\/9780063419971","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}