{"product_id":"tore-all-to-pieces-hardcover","title":"Tore All to Pieces - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWillie Edward Taylor Jr. Carver\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNestled in the mountains, in an out-of-the-way part of rural America, the fictional town of Mosely is home to ordinary people: proud, compassionate, and complex. Women serving biscuits at the gas station counter, kids listening to Loretta Lynn with their uncles, teenage boys flirting with one another at prom, and parents busy raising their children's babies. This community is woven together by family ties, church congregations, coal mines, and fast-food chains. In Mosely, the residents work hard to find belonging, love, and identity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eTore All to Pieces\u003c\/i\u003e is a fragmented novel that delves into the lives of Appalachian characters with similar struggles, backgrounds, and experiences and examines how people are often lonely despite these connections. Each narrative, presented in the form of a poem or short story, bends and weaves like the roads of Appalachia. Each character's voice is richly portrayed in gripping and lyrical language, uniting the stories in a quest for truth, genuine understanding, and respect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a time when the rights of queer individuals, women, and people of color are increasingly under threat, this work powerfully reaffirms the humanity and significance of marginalized people. \u003ci\u003eTore All to Pieces \u003c\/i\u003eunderscores their enduring presence and rightful belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eWillie Edward Taylor Carver Jr. \u003c\/b\u003eis an Appalachian author, advocate, educator, and past Kentucky Teacher of the Year. His writing has appeared in a number of publications, including \u003ci\u003eAppalachian Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLouisville Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSouthern Humanities\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGood River Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Salvation South\u003c\/i\u003e. His debut collection, \u003ci\u003eGay Poems for Red States\u003c\/i\u003e, was featured on \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e and named a Book Riot Best Book, a Top Ten Over the Rainbow Book by the American Library Association, and a Whippoorwill Honor Book. A Stonewall Honor award recipient, Carver lives with his husband and three cats in rural Kentucky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 9.21 x 6.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47027958382781,"sku":"9781985903708","price":52.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/UUjltFuCun9781985903708.webp?v=1782718823","url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/products\/tore-all-to-pieces-hardcover","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}