I've told so many friends that this is the only book I've ever read during which I was crying so hard I could barely breathe and laughing at the same time. I loved, loved, loved the relationships among the characters. They felt clever and real and sassy in all the perfect proportions. My own book addresses dying, courage, the afterlife, so a book that bravely faces the pain and love and beauty of death, life, and love all while being uplifting was something I couldn't put down.
“Catherine Newman sees the heartbreak and comedy of life with wisdom and unflinching compassion. The way she finds the extraordinary in the everyday is nothing short of poetry. She’s a writer’s writer—and a human’s human.”—New York Times bestselling author Katherine Center
“A riotously funny and fiercely loyal love letter to female friendship. The story of Edi and Ash proves that a best friend is a gift from the gods. Newman turns her prodigious talents toward finding joy even in the friendship’s final days. I laughed while crying, and was left revived. Newman is a comic masterhand and a dazzling philosopher…
Oh, my gosh! It's so lovely and tender. Found family in the most difficult times of life. The characters are so wonderfully flawed and human, I fell in love with all of them. The different ways creativity can take us in life, the challenges and rewards all felt right. I can't recommend this book highly enough.
A Most Anticipated Book of 2025: Goodreads •USA TODAY • Marie Claire • BookPage • Literary Lifestyle •Book Riot •Sunset Magazine • Totally Booked with Zibby Owens * A Fallon Book Club Pick
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anxious People returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger's life twenty-five years later.
Most people don't even notice them—three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of…
I love fantasy. I love contemplating the afterlife. One of my favorite plays that I've directed is Eurydice by Sara Ruhl. Weave all of these together, add magical incantations, two clueless and wonderful main characters, and a thorough understanding of the mythology of hell, and you've got one extraordinary read. R.F. Kuang is an extraordinary writer with an depth of intelligence, emotion, and imagination that is unparalleled. She's a gift to us all.
A Foreword Review Indies Award Finalist and Booklife Editor’s Pick.
Love lingers. Justice waits. Death is only the beginning. In a pediatric oncology ward, sixteen-year-old Finn is visited by a mysterious Storyteller who wants to relieve some of his pain and fear of dying. The story she tells? Senka is a restless spirit trapped in the cabin where her husband murdered her.
Enter Silas and Luna, the twenty-third. One is a vampire fleeing a ruthless Maker determined to erase him from existence. The other is his loving, loyal cat. When a violent confrontation leaves the cabin in flames, Senka is finally freed, and an unlikely partnership is born. The trio pursues justice, faces vengeful vampires, unravels hidden truths, and leans toward love.
