{"product_id":"the-slantwise-histories-collected-stories-by-alix-e-harrow","title":"The Slantwise Histories: Collected Stories by Alix E. Harrow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\" id=\"docs-internal-guid-8d56d18d-7fff-3b5c-7b73-f5c1627f0d78\"\u003eNOTE: This title releases on October 20th, 2026. If preordering, you may select pickup or delivery. Pickups can occur any time during normal business hours, starting with the day the book is officially released. If you select delivery, books will ship ON release day, not FOR release day. Thanks for your understanding!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDive into a dazzling collection of short fiction from Alix E. Harrow, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebestselling author of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e The Everlasting \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e Starling House.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese are stories about the past as it wasn’t quite, but might have been―or could still be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese are stories about dreamers and liars and lovers and ghosts; people just like you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese are stories about places the world has seen, and some that hide just beyond the periphery of possibility.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost of all, these are stories for anyone who ever wanted more. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWhat’s a legend, except a history told slantwise?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Slantwise Histories: Collected Stories \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epresents the best known short fiction of Alix. E. Harrow, including the Hugo-award winning \"A Witch's Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies\" as well as five all-new stories. The collection also includes the author's preferred text of previously published stories \"The Long Way Up\", \"Roadside Attraction\", \"Mr. Death\", \"The Ransom of Miss Coraline Connelly\", \"The Sycamore and the Sybil\", \"Do Not Look Back, My Lion\", \"The Whisper in the Weld\", \"Dustbaby\", and Amazon Original short stories, \"The Six Deaths of the Saint\" and \"The Knight and the Butcherbird\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Woolly Bear Books and Gifts","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":56684193317030,"sku":"9781250345363","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/4637\/7638\/files\/81I5t_DAlnL._SL1500.jpg?v=1782064308","url":"https:\/\/woollybearbooks.com\/products\/the-slantwise-histories-collected-stories-by-alix-e-harrow","provider":"Woolly Bear Books and Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}