{"product_id":"someone-you-can-build-a-nest-in-isbn-9780756419745","title":"Someone You Can Build A Nest In","description":"\u003cb\u003e**Nebula Award Nominee**\u003cbr\u003e**Hugo Award Nominee**\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e*Featuring all-new exclusive material for the trade paperback: an author's note, reading group guide, and teaser for \u003ci\u003eWearing the Lion!*\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“This unusual queer romance is a heartfelt fable about disability and the possibility of reconciling conflicting needs through love and understanding.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Sweetly furious, darkly funny, and gruesomely wholesome. It's a love story for the unloved, a happily-ever-after with a higher-than-average body count. I just adored it.\" —Alix E. Harrow, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eStarling House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eShesheshen has made a mistake fatal to all monsters: she's fallen in love.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShesheshen is a shapeshifter, who happily resides as an amorphous lump at the bottom of a ruined manor. When her rest is interrupted by impolite monster hunters, she constructs a body from the remains of past meals: a metal chain for a backbone, borrowed bones for limbs, and a bear trap as an extra mouth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBadly hurt by the hunters, Shesheshen’s nursed back to health by Homily, a warm-hearted human. Homily is kind and would make a great co-parent: an ideal place to lay Shesheshen’s eggs so their young can devour Homily from the inside out. But as they grow close, Shesheshen realizes that eating her girlfriend isn’t an option.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJust as Shesheshen’s about to confess her identity, Homily reveals something else: she’s hunting a shapeshifting monster that supposedly cursed her family. Has Shesheshen seen it anywhere?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShesheshen didn’t curse anyone, so now she has to figure out why Homily’s twisted family thinks she did. As Shesheshen’s hunt for the monster becomes increasingly deadly, the bigger challenge remains: learning how to build a life \u003ci\u003ewith\u003c\/i\u003e, rather than \u003ci\u003ein\u003c\/i\u003e, the woman she loves.\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn NPR, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, Book Riot, \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and Audible Best Book of 2024!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the Best Books of the Year So Far \u003c\/b\u003efrom: Amazon, Barnes \u0026amp; Noble, Polygon, Reactor, and Bookpage!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA British Science Fiction Association Nominee for Best Novel • A Baltimore Science Fiction Society Nominee for Best First Novel • A Locus Recommended Best First Novel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Audie Award and Compton Crook Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSomeone You Can Build a Nest In\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003emade me a John Wiswell fan for life.\u003c\/b\u003e\" —Kelly Link, Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Love\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“People fall in love with monsters all the time, but \u003cb\u003efew monsters are as lovable as Shesheshen\u003c\/b\u003e...” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This \u003cb\u003eunusual queer romance is a heartfelt fable \u003c\/b\u003eabout disability and the possibility of reconciling conflicting needs through love and understanding.” —The Guardian \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eWiswell raises the bar on the outcast as protagonist\u003c\/b\u003e . . . the ultimate monster slayer story, if the monster is just a misunderstood creature searching for love.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A romp that’s both \u003cb\u003ebloody and sweet\u003c\/b\u003e.” —\u003ci\u003eBookpage\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eA stealthily funny, slyly smart, and remarkably touching story\u003c\/b\u003e. Its wisdom will creep up on you as surely as your affection for its monstrous main character.”—Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhen Among Crows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Been in the mood for a love story and whoooo boy \u003ci\u003eSomeone You Can Build a Nest In\u003c\/i\u003e by John Wiswell did not disappoint.” —Clay McLeod Chapman, author of \u003ci\u003eWhat Kind of Mother\u003c\/i\u003e, via Twitter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSomeone You Can Build a Nest In \u003c\/i\u003eis \u003cb\u003esweetly furious, darkly funny, and gruesomely wholesome\u003c\/b\u003e. It's a love story for the unloved, a happily-ever-after with a higher-than-average body count. I just adored it.\" —Alix E. Harrow, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eStarling House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eSurprisingly sweet, unsurprisingly horrific, and entirely humane\u003c\/b\u003e—only John Wiswell could have written this monster and her book, and I'm so very glad he did.”’ —Arkady Martine, Hugo Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eA Memory Called Empire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eSomeone You Can Build a Nest In\u003c\/i\u003e is the future of fantasy: a fairy tale with boundaries, an imaginative world created in the shape of collective values rather than the boring old id, a portal to a place you've really never seen before instead of just a princess in a different outfit. \u003cb\u003eThis novel is going to change the entire genre\u003c\/b\u003e.” —Meg Elison, Hugo and Locus award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of the Unnamed Midwife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This novel is for anyone who has ever felt like an outcast—or been bewildered by society’s absurdities. \u003cb\u003eI fell in love with Shesheshen’s wry voice and dark sense of humor\u003c\/b\u003e.” —Ray Nayler, Locus Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mountain in the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is a fast-paced and gloriously weird novel, full of explosive shenanigans and touching sentiment. It also manages to be an exploration of the queerness and the surprising fragility of monstrous bodies, as well as their resilience. . . \u003cb\u003e a remarkably accomplished debut\u003c\/b\u003e.”\u003ci\u003e — \u003c\/i\u003eLiz Bourke,\u003ci\u003e Locus Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eWriggly, heartfelt, and carnivorous\u003c\/b\u003e.” —Max Gladstone, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling co-author of \u003ci\u003eThis is How You Lose the Time War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Inventive enough to push the boundaries of romance and dark fantasy . . . \u003cb\u003eA wonderfully weird horror romance.\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003ci\u003e — Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I love the wonder and the darkly enchanting danger of this story. It makes me think of fairy tales, but John Wiswell understands what so many have forgotten: that \u003cb\u003etrue fairy tales are gruesome and magical at the same time\u003c\/b\u003e, and he nails it here.” —C.L. Polk, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEven Though I Knew the End\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The wonderful thing about Wiswell’s monster, Shesheshen, is her sensible vulnerability.... I can guarantee \u003cb\u003eyou won’t ever forget Shesheshen and Homily\u003c\/b\u003e, and will be warmed inside forever.\" —Julie E. Czerneda, Aurora Award-winning author of the Night’s Edge series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Clever, funny, and oddly gentle for a book about a man-eating monster, John Wiswell's debut delivers \u003cb\u003ea surprising blend of fantasy, romance, and horror\u003c\/b\u003e. Make sure this is on your TBR if you want those squishy-warm feelings of falling in love...and those squishy-in-general feelings of viscera, gore, and other things humans prefer to keep on the inside.” —Jodi Meadows, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling coauthor of \u003ci\u003eMy Lady Jane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“John Wiswell's remarkable ability to turn expectations upside down and present new, delightful, gruesome, thoughtful viewpoints on narrative is on full display in this debut. \u003ci\u003eSomeone You Can Build a Nest In \u003c\/i\u003eis \u003cb\u003ethe best kind of horrifying, beautiful, by turns hilarious and heart-wrenching, and entirely unforgettable\u003c\/b\u003e: a story about what makes a monster, what makes a person, the scars of trauma, and the transformative (and sometimes traumatic) act of falling in love.” —Vivian Shaw, author of \u003ci\u003eStrange Practice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eSomeone to Build a Nest In\u003c\/i\u003e is charming, horrifying, sweet, and funny—everything I could have wanted from John Wiswell's debut novel and more! \u003cb\u003eWith the perfect blend of humor and darkness, it’s a wholly fresh take on a monster story\u003c\/b\u003e.” —A.C. Wise, author of \u003ci\u003eHooked\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eA beautiful monster story with a heart\u003c\/b\u003e, Wiswell treats his outcasts as heroes. He is an author the world desperately needs.” —J.R. Dawson, author of \u003ci\u003eThe First Bright Thing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Horror blends with heart and whimsy in Wiswell's trope-twisting debut. \u003cb\u003eIt's monstrously fun!\u003c\/b\u003e” —Beth Cato, author of \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Recipes For Revenge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The \u003cb\u003ecoziest, most unexpectedly wholesome love story about a monster \u003c\/b\u003ewho devours humans and wears their bones that I've ever read!” —Naomi Kritzer, Hugo Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eCatfishing on CatNet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It is perhaps a little weird to say that a book with as much body horror as this has would also be warm, cozy, and sweet, but that's perhaps appropriate: it's a weird book. I mean that in the most positive way possible. Wiswell has crafted a story in which the monsters aren't nearly as terrible as the humans who are both their hunters and their prey, and yet Shesheshen is also unapologetically monstrous. I've never seen anyone pull that off with a fraction of the skill shown here. Besides being \u003cb\u003ea masterful inversion of fantasy monster-slaying tropes\u003c\/b\u003e, this is a fantastic examination of what it means to be family, and how that trust can be horrifically misused.\" —Jenn Lyons, author of a Chorus of Dragons series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Oozing with—among other things—Wiswell's inimitable charm and tenderness, this is \u003cb\u003ea monstrous love story like nothing I've ever read before\u003c\/b\u003e.” —Premee Mohamed, Nebula Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eBeneath the Rising\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eSomeone You Can Build a Nest In\u003c\/i\u003e is the most original monster story I've read in years. The star of this novel, Shesheshen, is a truly terrifying and other-worldly shapeshifter who absorbs human bones and organs to craft her own body—and has now fallen in love with a woman pledged to kill her. John Wiswell expertly blends horror, humor, romance, and bloody disembowelments in \u003cb\u003ea story about a monster who will not only swallow your heart, but make it her own\u003c\/b\u003e.” —Jason Sanford, author of \u003ci\u003ePlague Birds\u003c\/i\u003e, finalist for the Nebula and Philip K. Dick Awards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A good book is a predator, and this one had no problem dragging me off, kicking and hooting, into the tall grasses to make a meal amidst my ribs \u003cb\u003ebefore finally taking my heart for its own\u003c\/b\u003e.” —Jordan Shiveley, author of \u003ci\u003eHot Singles In Your Area\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eThis ace monster romance has \u003ci\u003eWyrm-ed \u003c\/i\u003eits way into my dark heart! \u003c\/b\u003eAnd poses an important question: how badly can your in-laws treat you.\" —Crime Reads\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Shesheshen’s journey is one of trust, vulnerability and understanding. It’s a coming-of-age story presented in a completely unexpected way. \u003cb\u003e[A]n inventive, gross and truly funny work of fantasy that’s surprisingly touching\u003c\/b\u003e.\" —Geek Girl Authority\u003cb\u003eJohn Wiswell \u003c\/b\u003ewon the Nebula Award for his short story “Open House on Haunted Hill.” He has also been a finalist for the Hugo Award, World Fantasy Award, British Fantasy Award, and Locus Award. His work has appeared in acclaimed publications like \u003ci\u003eUncanny Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Magazine of Fantasy \u0026amp; Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, Tor.com, \u003ci\u003eNightmare Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and others, as well as numerous podcasts, including LeVar Burton Reads podcast, the NoSleep podcast, Podcastle, Escape Pod, and others. He was most recently a finalist of the Hugo Award a second time in 2022 for Best Novelette. He has 9,000+ followers on Twitter and is a well-known and beloved member of the online sci-fi and fantasy community. He regularly attends sff industry cons and participates in programming.","brand":"DAW","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44865518305509,"sku":"NP9780756419745","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780756419745.jpg?v=1767736923","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/someone-you-can-build-a-nest-in-isbn-9780756419745","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}