{"product_id":"real-sugar-is-hard-to-find-stories-paperback","title":"Real Sugar Is Hard to Find: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSim Kern\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Kern is a master at creating worlds that feel vast and lived-in with very few words, as well as balancing pathos with wry humor. The result is a searing, urgent, but still achingly tender work that will wow any reader of speculative fiction.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003e starred review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGenocide Bad\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Free People's Village\u003c\/i\u003e comes a collection of genre-bending short stories, charting a course from bleak dystopian nightmares to wildly liberated futures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether on a far-off planet spiraling out of orbit or in an enchanted forest poisoned by pesticides, the characters inhabiting these mirror-worlds face off against environmental collapse and rising fascism with hope, resistance, and enduring human connection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough eleven funny, fast-paced, and closely observed stories, \u003ci\u003eReal Sugar is Hard to Find \u003c\/i\u003eguides readers from apathy and despair towards radical, revolutionary optimism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow with a new afterword by the author, providing a behind-the-scenes look at their creative process.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSim Kern is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGenocide Bad: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes on Palestine, Jewish History, and Collective Liberation \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Free People's Village, \u003c\/i\u003ea \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eIndie Next Pick. Their debut horror novella, \u003ci\u003eDepart, Depart!\u003c\/i\u003e, was selected for the Honor List for the 2020 Otherwise Award. As a journalist, book influencer, and anti-Zionist Jewish activist, Kern has used their social media platform to share educational content about politics and power and has raised more than half a million dollars in direct aid for families in Gaza since 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 251\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57200035397937,"sku":"9781623715472","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/dRP-sjodyF9781623715472.webp?v=1793339818","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/real-sugar-is-hard-to-find-stories-paperback","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}