{"product_id":"and-one-day-we-will-die-strange-stories-inspired-by-the-music-of-neutral-milk-hotel-9798330475605","title":"And One Day We Will Die: Strange Stories Inspired by the Music of Neutral Milk Hotel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCelebrate the Strangeness of Being Anything at All\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpotlighting the bizarrely beautiful and beautifully bizarre music and lyrics of indie folk rock band Neutral Milk Hotel, \u003cem\u003eAnd One Day We Will Die\u003c\/em\u003e features 22 short stories from the realms of weird, phantasmagoric, and speculative fiction, all inspired by the cult classic songs written and performed by Jeff Mangum and company. From alternate histories where happy endings are allowed and mythological re-imaginings that center love over destruction to awe-inspiring contemplations of the potential in the present and dark and unfathomable future visions, all featured authors selected one song from the beloved Neutral Milk Hotel songbook to use as a springboard for their tales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditor and publisher Patrick Barb has assembled a diverse array of authors and tales, with the love of Neutral Milk Hotel acting as connective tissue, solidifying into an all-star album's worth of writing talent. Drawing from \u003cem\u003eOn Avery Island\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIn the Aeroplane Over the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFerris Wheel on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e, and even some of the band's bootleg recordings, these stories speak to the spark struck by Mangum's haunting, inspiring, and perplexing creative output that burns with a passionate intensity through the prose offerings within.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing fiction by: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLillah Lawson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelen Victoria Murray\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eM. Lopes da Silva\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCamila Hamel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBriar Ripley Page\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoe Koch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTiffany Morris\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eD. Matthew Urban\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristi Nogle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTim Major\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDan Coxon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatthew Kressel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLindz McLeod\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eErin Brown\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrian Evenson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdward Barnfield\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDale Light\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorey Farrenkopf\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAi Jiang\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Horita\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Thomas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Langan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd a Foreword by\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdam Clair (author of \u003cem\u003eEndless Endless: A Lo-Fi History of the Elephant 6 Mystery\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick Barb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PB Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798330475605","brand":"PB Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43324786344073,"sku":"9798330475605","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_63177b09-ccff-4468-9b33-cfd2250389c0.jpg?v=1738648588","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/and-one-day-we-will-die-strange-stories-inspired-by-the-music-of-neutral-milk-hotel-9798330475605","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}