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Memorial

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Notes From Your Bookseller
Notes From Your Bookseller

A hilarious and heartbreaking portrayal of a relationship and the two men who come to terms with their own truths. An unexpected physical separation, and the ensuing challenges and absurdity that follows, demonstrates to Benson and Mike the need for change — both together and apart. An intimate debut novel from a fresh voice.

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR

A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK


Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, Vanity Fair, O, the Oprah Magazine, Esquire, Marie Claire, Harper's Bazaar, Good Housekeeping, Refinery29, Real Simple, Kirkus Reviews, Electric Literature, and Lit Hub

“A masterpiece. —NPR

“No other novel this year captures so gracefully the full palette of America.The Washington Post

“Wryly funny, gen...

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