-
Your next favorite book
is waiting.
From Stonewall Honoree Cory McCarthy, joyful, affectionate, read-in-one-sitting novel about letting go of the things we can't change and holding on to the passion of our instincts.
On the far side of a swift and unknowable apocalypse, a few sapiens are surviving off the last scraps of humanity. No longer recognizable as Cape Cod, the dunes of their archipelago are empty apart from regrets and ruins—until West blows in like a storm.
West is a prophet of instinct, the last amateur anthropologist, ever aware of being present in life. He can't help but move through Ani's rage, Karen's anxiety, and Emil's immense longing with curiosity and care. West's unbridled love and grief challenge the survivors to defy extinction with the most beautifully human thing imaginable: a family.
He may even impress Death.
"Simultaneously tragic, existentially terrifying, heartwarming, and sensual, the narrative blends these contradictions into a compact, beautiful, and well-wrought whole.... McCarthy's striking black-and-white illustrations adorn the text and offer more content for readers to ponder. A deep story to read on an overcast afternoon while contemplating existence." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Evokes Francesca Lia Block...Give this to fans of Marcus Sedgwick, Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam Trilogy, and The Last of Us." —School Library Journal (starred review)
"Deeply meditative...A beautiful exploration of humanity." —Booklist
"Luminous ... a poetic apocalypse narrative that explores grief, found family, and healing through community." —Publishers Weekly
"Extraordinary in both senses of the word—Postscript is a startling, loving, devastating story for us all. I hope it's not too late." —David Levithan, New York Times bestselling author of Every Day
"Postscript is wholly original, gorgeously rendered, and so full of passion and pathos, it left me aching. It's an actual tour de force." —Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda
This information about Postscript was first featured
in "The BookBrowse Review" - BookBrowse's membership magazine, and in our weekly "Publishing This Week" newsletter. Publication information is for the USA, and (unless stated otherwise) represents the first print edition. The reviews are necessarily limited to those that were available to us ahead of publication. If you are the publisher or author and feel that they do not properly reflect the range of media opinion now available, send us a message with the mainstream reviews that you would like to see added.
Any "Author Information" displayed below reflects the author's biography at the time this particular book was published.
Cory McCarthy is the author of many award-winning and bestselling books, including Man o' War, a Stonewall Honor Book.
If you liked Postscript, try these:
by Ocean Vuong
Published 2026
Ocean Vuong returns with a bighearted novel about chosen family, unexpected friendship, and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive.
by John Lanchester
Published 2020
The best-selling author of The Debt to Pleasure and Capital returns with a chilling fable for our time.
by Luke Allnutt
Published 2019
A triumphant story about love, loss and finding hope - against all odds.
Give me the luxuries of life and I will willingly do without the necessities.
Click Here to find out who said this, as well as discovering other famous literary quotes!
Can you name the title?
Test your book knowledge with our daily trivia challenge!
Your guide toexceptional books
BookBrowse seeks out and recommends the best in contemporary fiction and nonfiction—books that not only engage and entertain but also deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.
