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Published May 2016
280 pages
Genre: Literary Fiction
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The personal and social lives of a group of friends are are explored in this insightful but amusing story.
Archer is a semi-celebrated novelist and sex-toy heir. His best friend, John, is as earnest as Archer is feckless. John's girlfriend, Sara, envies Archer's writing career. And Sara's roommate, Lucas, wishes he'd never lost his girlfriend to the man. Money, friendship, and resentment unspool in the conversations we have as we're coming of age and coming to grips.
"Starred Review. Felicitous characters and a scrumptious plot make Hicks' second novel refreshing and fun." - Kirkus
"Supremely elegant, accurately human, unceasingly funny... Amateurs is a sublime literary treat by our hinterland Anthony Powell. In a kinder world, there would be a new book by 'Hicksy' every year." - Ed Park, author of Personal Day
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Dylan Hicks is a writer and musician. His first novel, Boarded Windows, was published in 2012, along with a companion album of original songs, Dylan Hicks Sings Bolling Greene. His journalism has appeared in the Village Voice, the New York Times, the Guardian, the Star Tribune, and elsewhere. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife, Nina Hale, and their son, Jackson.
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