VERY SPECIAL THANKS

Lauren, Sara, Tabitha & Doctor Bombay, Reinhard, Greathouse, André, Cox, the Fisch, Jason, Jen, Lockhart, John Ptak, Brent Morley, WME, and J.D.

Mom, Dad, Jonathan, Barbara and Brian—your tough love rescued the novel from the abyss.

Henry Bean, Miranda Van Iderstein, and Nancy Guan—the best notes I’ve ever seen, and that’s saying something.

Tyson, Alice, Julia, Hailie, and Andrew at Rare Bird Books—for your patience, for your passion, and for publishing me.