Dean Bakopoulos

Summerlong Dean Bakopoulos

Publisher Marketing: One night Don, a father of three, leaves his house for an evening stroll, only to wake up the next morning stoned, and sleeping in a hammock next to a young woman he barely knows. His wife, Claire, leaves the house on this same night to go on a midnight run - only to find herself bumming cigarettes and beer outside the all-night convenience store. As the summer lingers and the temperature rises, this quotidian town s adults grow wilder and more reckless while their children grow increasingly confused. Claire, Don, and their neighbors and friends find themselves on an existential odyssey, exploring the most puzzling quandaries of marriage and maturity. When does a fantasy become infidelity? When does compromise become resentment? When does routine become boring monotony?" Review Citations: Booklist 05/01/2015 pg. 77 (EAN 9780062321183, Other) - *Starred Review Library Journal Prepub Alert 01/01/2015 pg. 70 (EAN 9780062321169, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2015 (EAN 9780062321169, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 04/20/2015 (EAN 9780062321169, Hardcover) Booklist 05/01/2015 pg. 77 (EAN 9780062321169, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Entertainment Weekly 05/15/2015 pg. 64 (EAN 9780062321169, Hardcover) Library Journal 06/15/2015 pg. 71 (EAN 9780062321169, Hardcover) People Weekly 06/22/2015 pg. 45 (EAN 9780062321169, Hardcover) Entertainment Weekly 06/26/2015 pg. 66 (EAN 9780062321169, Hardcover) Shelf Awareness 06/26/2015 (EAN 9780062321169, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Bakopoulos, Dean Dean Bakopoulos is the author of the New York Times Notable Book Please Don't Come Back from the Moon and My American Unhappiness. He holds an MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and is the winner of a Guggenheim fellowship and a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship. He is the writer-in-residence at Grinnell College, and lives in Iowa. Contributor Bio:  Daniels, Luke Luke Daniels has narrated over 250 audiobooks, has been the grateful recipient of thirteen "AudioFile" Earphones Awards, and has earned three Audie nominations. His background is in classical theater and film. Luke has performed at repertory theaters around the country, but now he resides in the Midwest with his pack.