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I Want You to Be Happy: A Novel

By Jem Calder
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$28.00
By Jem Calder
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Jem Calder weaves a tender tale of modern love through the eyes of two mismatched people looking for meaning in an ever-changing world.

Named a Best Book of 2026 So Far by The New Yorker

A tender, witty, and sharp debut novel about the passions and peculiarities of modern love, by "an extraordinarily gifted writer" (Sally Rooney).

Chuck and Joey meet in a bar. He's in his mid-thirties; she's twelve years younger. He long ago abandoned his ambition of being a novelist and now works as a copywriter at a big ad agency. "Lead copywriter," he corrects himself. Joey is living paycheck to paycheck on her barista wages and privately ...

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