“Some books are merely luminous—this one is iridescent: with joy and pain, isolation and communion, solemnity and irreverent humor. Even the title has twin meanings. ‘All this could be different’ is a sorrowing observation of our contemporary precarity, but ‘All this could be different’ is equally—and ultimately—a declaration, an electrifying act of resistance.” 

—Susan Choi, author of Trust Exercise

“Perhaps it’s too soon to say which books we’ll look back on in 50 years as the ones that defined a generation, but All This Could Be Different, a close-to-perfect coming-of-age romp, is surely a contender. Bitingly funny and sweetly earnest, it’s one of those rare novels that feels just like life. In the manner of books that stay with you forever, All This Could Be Different is a singular story that extends beyond itself.”

—BookPage (starred review)

“Resplendent with intelligence, wit, and feeling.”

—Kirkus (starred review)

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD

ONE OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES TOP 5 FICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR

ONE OF TIME AND SLATE‘S TOP 10 BOOKS OF THE YEAR

Named one of the BEST BOOKS OF 2022 by NPR, Vogue, Vulture, BuzzFeed, Harper’s Bazaar, and more

New York Times Editor’s Choice

“One of the buzziest, most human novels of the year…breathless, dizzying, and completely beautiful.” —Vogue

“Dazzling and wholly original…[written] with such mordant wit, insight, and specificity, it feels like watching a new literary star being born in real time.” –Entertainment Weekly