{"product_id":"the-girl-with-the-black-lipstick-paperback","title":"The Girl with the Black Lipstick - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Biddinger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgainst the backdrop of a boozy, restless late-90s Chicago, creative writing graduate student Mary Van Pelt and her eccentric roommate navigate the collision between party life, domestic harmony, and academic ambition in \u003ci\u003eThe Girl with the Black Lipstick\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Biddinger's debut work of fiction is \u003ci\u003eThe Girl with the Black Lipstick\u003c\/i\u003e, a novella in linked flash stories. She is also the author of numerous books of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eDepartment of Elegy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePartial Genius: Prose Poems\u003c\/i\u003e. Biddinger is co-editor, with Julie Brooks Barbour, of \u003ci\u003eA Mollusk Without a Shell: Essays on Self-Care for Writers\u003c\/i\u003e. She teaches literature and creative writing at the University of Akron and in the NEOMFA program, and has received awards and fellowships from the Cleveland Arts Prize, Ohio Arts Council, and National Endowment for the Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 118\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 08, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47984202449035,"sku":"9781625571618","price":33.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/CeH4SWkatl9781625571618.webp?v=1783864176","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/the-girl-with-the-black-lipstick-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}