{
  "book": {
    "book": "The Jellyfish Problem",
    "author": "",
    "publicationYear": "",
    "description": "Author Tessa Yang describes her The Jellyfish Problem protagonist as an \"introverted, know-it-all dork.\" In the novel, Jo, a marine biologist, gets a call from her unrequited college crush, Nadia, who has a request. Nadia lives on a remote island, where they’re having a problem with a giant creature. Can Jo help? In today’s episode, Yang speaks with NPR’s Elissa Nadworny about similarities between Jo and the story’s central monster – and whether this book makes a good beach read",
    "image": "https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2160x2160+0+0/resize/3000/quality/66/format/jpg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F47%2Ff7%2F81e4e978431893912868693e774b%2F6043660c-b290-4a88-b4c4-b4651d34456f.jpg",
    "date": "2026-06-24"
  }
}