Fiction

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of The Most Fun We Ever Had, Same As It Ever Was follows Julia Ames as she navigates mid-life stability amid family upheaval. With her son’s surprise announcement and her daughter’s separation looming, the novel explores maternal ambivalence and the complexities of relationships, reinforcing Lombardo's status as a leading novelist of her generation.

In One of Our Kind, Jasmyn and King Williams move to the utopian Black community of Liberty, California. While King embraces its wellness culture, Jasmyn feels alienated by the residents' superficiality. When she discovers a dark secret about Liberty, she must confront how its ideals threaten her family's future, exploring the complexities of freedom and identity.

In Godwin, two brothers—Mark, a technical writer in Pittsburgh, and Geoff, a desperate soccer agent from the UK—embark on a quest to find an elusive African soccer prodigy named Godwin. This narrative explores themes of family, migration, and the complexities of soccer and global capitalism, while addressing the legacy of colonialism.