Liquid

A most anticipated book of the season for Oprah Daily, Literary Hub, Electric Literature, Book Riot, WBUR and LGBTQ Reads.

''Sexy, sly, daring'' Justin Torres, National Book Award-winning author of Blackouts

''The smoothest, smartest book I-ve read in quite some time'' Paul Beatty, Booker Prize-winning author of The Sellout

''Loving, cutting, mournful, and hilarious'' Bryan Washington award-winning author of Family Meal and Memorial


-My career had gone nowhere. My love life was non-existent. And as for s*x - here I was, home alone on a Saturday night with a chick flick playing on my laptop because I didn-t own a TV. You can draw your own conclusions.-

Our protagonist always believed herself to be the smartest person in the room. But a couple of years on from earning a fancy PhD, she-s still broke, single and stuck in a job going nowhere. One option remains: marry rich.

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