{"product_id":"liberal-arts-paperback","title":"Liberal Arts - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid McGlynn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA kaleidoscopic novel-in-stories set at a fictional Midwest college\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo centuries old and covered in ivy, Wisconsin's Buchanan College is populated by an eclectic mix of students, staff, and professors hailing from the nearby suburbs to the far corners of the globe. From the outside, Buchanan seems an idyllic world of higher learning. Yet behind its bucolic exterior, a series of interconnected dramas play out: a slew of first-year students mysteriously disappear within days of moving in; an injured hockey star discovers an unlikely fountain of youth; an alumna returns to campus after fifty years in the hope of reconnecting with a former love. And throughout the novel we follow the story of Jenny Ramirez, a social worker and the wife of a popular professor, who commits an act that alters how the college sees her, and how she sees herself. Over a span of four years, from orientation to graduation, the characters in \u003ci\u003eLiberal Arts\u003c\/i\u003e are forced to weigh their ideals and aspirations against the harsh and often ridiculous realities of the world, and are left asking what, if anything, a liberal arts education has left to teach them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVID MCGLYNN \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eEverything We Could Do\u003c\/i\u003e, also from TriQuarterly Books, the story collection \u003ci\u003eThe End of the Straight and Narrow, \u003c\/i\u003eand the memoirs \u003ci\u003eA Door in the Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOne Day You'll Thank Me\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe American Scholar\u003c\/i\u003e, and has been reviewed on National Public Radio's \u003ci\u003eFresh Air.\u003c\/i\u003e He teaches at Lawrence University and lives in Madison, Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 8.01 x 5.21 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68416826671325,"sku":"9798899480829","price":33.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/6ngqvnFAx79798899480829.webp?v=1793760452","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/liberal-arts-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}