{"product_id":"9780063419971","title":"Extinction Capital of the World: Stories","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eRigg, Mariah\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEcco\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8\/5\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2026 ASIAN\/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR LITERATURE\u003cbr\u003eWINNNER OF THE 2026 BETTY BERZON EMERGING WRITER AWARD\u003cbr\u003eGOLD WINNER OF THE 2026 NAUTILUS BOOK AWARDS - FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of 2025 by: \u003ci\u003eEsquire * Electric Literature * Debutiful\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Recommended Read from: \u003ci\u003eVulture * Oprah Daily * Our Culture * \u003c\/i\u003eLitHub * Debutiful * \u003ci\u003eLGBTQ Reads * Alta Journal * Autostraddle \u003c\/i\u003e* BookRiot\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMagnetic, haunting, and tender, \u003ci\u003eExtinction Capital of the World\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning portrait of Hawai’i—and a powerful meditation on family, queer love, and community amid imperialism and environmental collapse.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn ten vibrant, affecting stories, Mariah Rigg immerses readers in contemporary Hawai’i. By turns heartbreaking and hopeful, these stories of love, longing, and grief are fierce dispatches from a state haunted by the specter of colonization, a precious biome under constant threat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn older man grapples with the American-weapons research conducted on a neighboring island that reverberates through his entire life. A pregnant woman seeks belonging while poaching flowers in the rainforest with her partner’s mother. Two teenage girls find love during a summer spent on Midway Atoll. A young woman returns home to O’ahu following a breakup and reconnects with her estranged father and the island itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinked by both place and character, Rigg’s stories illuminate the exotification and commodification of Hawai’i in the American mythos. \u003ci\u003eExtinction Capital of the World\u003c\/i\u003e is an environmental love letter to the Hawaiian Islands and an indelible portrayal of the people who inhabit them—marking the arrival of an exciting new voice in contemporary fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46696084209919,"sku":"9780063419971","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780063419971_s600x595.jpg?v=1780943131","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780063419971","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}