{"product_id":"9781773371511","title":"Earthen","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe characters in the short stories of \u003cem\u003eEarthen \u003c\/em\u003eare all in need of guidance: mothers, widows and wives, grandmas and grandpas, teachers, lovers, and the young. They find messages in the earth and rock beneath their feet, the mountains and atmosphere above, or the creatures surrounding them: birds and animals, plants and trees. The natural world insists on a relationship with both characters and readers of \u003cem\u003eEarthen\u003c\/em\u003e, in stories ranging from realism to fable to speculative fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFeaturing \"Buckshot\", short-listed for the Howard O'Hagan Award for Short Story, 2026\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 24, 39); font-family: Roboto, \" segoe ui geezapro serif blinkmacsystemfont font-size: font-style: normal font-weight: text-align: start text-indent: text-transform: none white-space: display: inline float:\u003e\"A compendium of twenty original and deftly crafted short stories,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\" color: rgb(17, 24, 39); font-family: Roboto, \" segoe ui geezapro serif blinkmacsystemfont font-size: font-weight: text-align: start text-indent: text-transform: none white-space: normal\u003eEarthen: Stories\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 24, 39); font-family: Roboto, \" segoe ui geezapro serif blinkmacsystemfont font-size: font-style: normal font-weight: text-align: start text-indent: text-transform: none white-space: display: inline float:\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eclearly documents author\/storyteller Katherine Koller's genuine flair for the kind of character and narrative driven style that raises her tales to an impressive level of literary excellence.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\" font-weight: bold; color: rgb(17, 24, 39); font-family: Roboto, \" segoe ui geezapro serif blinkmacsystemfont font-size: font-style: normal text-align: start text-indent: text-transform: none white-space:\u003e— Midwest Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead a sample: \u003ca class=\"e-rte-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/greatplainspress.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Earthen_Sample.pdf\" title=\"https:\/\/greatplainspress.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Earthen_Sample.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Open in new window\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou Can Have More\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Katherine Koller (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":45666273722422,"sku":"9781773371511","price":22.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0696\/2026\/9110\/files\/earthen-6199526.jpg?v=1778028373","url":"https:\/\/shopsaturdaymorning.ca\/products\/9781773371511","provider":"Saturday Morning","version":"1.0","type":"link"}