Everywhere You Don't BelongA New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2020A comically dark coming of age story about growing up on the South Side of Chicago, but its also social commentary at its finest, woven seamlessly into the work . . . Bumps meditation on belonging and not belonging, where or with whom, how love is a way home no matter where you are, is handled so beautifully that you dont know hes hypnotized you until hes done. Tommy Orange, The New York Times Book
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A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2020
“A comically dark coming-of-age story about growing up on the South Side of Chicago, but it’s also social commentary at its finest, woven seamlessly into the work . . . Bump’s meditation on belonging and not belonging, where or with whom, how love is a way home no matter where you are, is handled so beautifully that you don’t know he’s hypnotized you until he’s done.” —Tommy Orange,The New York Times Book Review
In this alternately witty and heartbreaking debut novel, Gabriel Bump gives us an unforgettable protagonist, Claude McKay Love. Claude isn’t dangerous or brilliant—he’s an average kid coping with abandonment, violence, riots, failed love, and societal pressures as he steers his way past the signposts of youth: childhood friendships, basketball tryouts, first love, first heartbreak, picking a college, moving away from home.