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Jason Mott
<p>*<b>WINNER OF THE</b> <b>NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION 2021*</b><br> <b>'Ingenious...You'll cry tears of laughter' <i>SUNDAY TIMES</i></b><br> 'When you're reading this, you can't help but feel like you're in on an inside joke that keeps on getting funnier. Jason Mott truly has written one hell of a book.' <b>CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS, author of <i>QUEENIE</i></b><br> * * * * *<br> <b>Discover this astonishing work of fiction from award-winning, <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> bestselling author Jason Mott.</b><br> <br> <b>THIS IS A TRUE STORY.</b><br> An author goes on a book tour for his new bestseller <i>Hell of a Book</i> - which, as people keep telling him, is one hell of a book.<br> <br> <b>THIS IS A COMING-OF-AGE STORY.</b><br> One morning, he meets The Kid - a young Black boy who looks just like the one on the news who was shot by the police. And The Kid wants him to tell his story.<br> <br> <b>THIS IS A SAD STORY.</b><br> It's the story of a boy who spent most of his life trying to hide, and to not be seen. And it may not be that different from the story of our author.<br> <br> <b>THIS IS A LOVE STORY.</b><br> But to find out why, you'll have to read it for yourself.<br> <br> THIS IS A STORY UNLIKE ANYTHING YOU'VE EVER READ. THIS IS A <b>HELL OF A BOOK.</b><b><br> * * * * *</b><br> <b>WINNER - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION 2021<br></b><b>AN <i>ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY</i> 'MUST READ'</b><br> <b>A <i>TODAY</i> SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK</b></p>