Showing Up: A Novel

SHOWING UP is a funny, heartfelt novel about poker, grief, and the unexpected friendships that get us through.

Mason DuPont isn't exactly thriving. His once-distant mother is slipping into dementia, his creative spark is long buried, and peace feels like a foreign concept. Then he stumbles into a neighborhood poker group-where the bets are low, but the stakes are real.

Between absurd game variations, relentless teasing, and midnight heart-to-hearts, Mason finds more than distraction; he finds...