People Like Us A Novel
People Like Us A Novel by Jason Mott is set to be published by Penguin Group on August 5, 2025. This 288-page novel explores the intertwined lives of two Black writers navigating a world marked by gun violence, as one embarks on a global book tour and the other prepares to speak at a school affected by tragedy. The narrative blends elements of reality with dreamlike experiences, creating a vivid backdrop for themes of peace, belonging, and the complexities of love and memory.
Readers will encounter a rich tapestry of characters who embody both humor and deep emotional resonance. The story features moments of levity, such as drinking from an award trophy, alongside poignant reflections on loss and longing. With its Southern setting and literary focus, People Like Us presents a unique perspective on contemporary issues, inviting readers to engage with the characters’ journeys as they confront their realities and dreams.
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One of USA Today’s 15 Books You Should Read This Summer
One of Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Hot New Summer Reads
One of People‘s Most Anticipated Summer Books
One of Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2025
A Late Show Book Club pick
The riveting new novel by the author of the 2021 National Book Award winner and bestseller Hell of a Book
People Like Us is Jason Mott’s electric new novel. It is not memoir, yet it has deeply personal connections to Jason’s life. And while rooted in reality, it explodes with dreamlike experiences that pull a reader in and don’t let go, from the ability to time travel to sightings of sea monsters and peacocks, and feelings of love and memory so real they hurt.
In People Like Us, two Black writers are trying to find peace and belonging in a world that is riven with gun violence. One is on a global book tour after a big prize win; the other is set to give a speech at a school that has suffered a shooting. And as their two storylines merge, truths and antics abound in equal measure: characters drink booze out of an award trophy; menaces lurk in the shadows; tiny French cars putter around the countryside; handguns seem to hover in the air; and dreams endure against all odds.
People Like Us is wickedly funny and achingly sad all at once. It is an utter triumph bursting with larger-than-life characters who deliver a very real take on our world. This book contains characters experiencing deep loss and longing; it also is buoyed by riotous humor and characters who share the deepest love. It is the newest creation of a writer whose work amazes, delivering something utterly new yet instantly recognizable as a Jason Mott novel.
Finishing the novel will leave you absolutely breathless and, at the same time, utterly filled with joy for life, changed forever by characters who are people like us.
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