{"product_id":"extinction-capital-of-the-world-stories","title":"Extinction Capital of the World: Stories","description":"\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\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003efollowing 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":"Mariah Rigg","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paperback","offer_id":55252827308323,"sku":"9780063419971","price":15.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/2258\/5123\/files\/9780063419971.jpg?v=1781806106","url":"https:\/\/epicreads.com\/products\/extinction-capital-of-the-world-stories","provider":"Epic Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}