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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEARA 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 … 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, gently devastating.” —Entertainment Weekly A funny and profound story about family in all its strange forms,…

This “generous, powerful, deeply engrossing” collection (R.O. Kwon) explores the lives of Houston’s myriad inhabitants. “A stunning work of art from a young writer with immense talent and a rare sense of compassion” (NPR).