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“A tender, funny, bittersweet exploration of friendship, family, joy, grief, and what it means to be alive.” —Allison Winn Scotch, author of The Rewind

“Deeply rousing and uplifting.” —Vogue

“Meera Lee Patel’s colorful artwork illustrates the expansiveness of our feelings.” —Cyndie Spiegel, author of A Year of Positive Thinking

“Dripping with tense confrontations, curiously dead wives, and the gendered expectations that accompany both. It’s a suspenseful page-turner.” —Vulture

“This valuable book is full of the wisdom of many minds and cultures on essential questions about selfhood, notably, how the self is to be understood, disciplined and enjoyed, and how it can discover an integrity that will be expressed in a good life.” —Marilynne Robinson, author of Gilead

“I laughed. I sobbed. I loved it! Soft, sweet, and utterly enchanting, Mrs. Nash’s Ashes by Sarah Adler is a delightfully funny and poignant romance that sticks with you like a warm and gooey cinnamon roll.” —Ashley Poston, author of The Dead Romantics

“Will have you swooning, crying, and turning the pages late into the night … Truly heart-rending.” —Sophie Cousens, author of Just Haven’t Met You Yet

“Batuman’s masterful at making fun of self-serious academics and, somehow, Selin’s become so relatable, she seemed to merge with myself.” —NPR

“It’s rare to find a book so entertaining yet thematically juicy. Perilous Times has knights, mad science, corporate villainy, radicals from the far fringes of the left and right … and dragons ready to burn it all down. A delightful and poignant read for our times.” —Kevin Hearne, author of The Iron Druid Chronicles