Come to this book with your sorrows, malaise, and dread, and leave revitalized, renewed, reborn! I just can’t think of another writer who understands so well the profundity of true delight, its ability to transport and transform a reader. Country People gives us back the wonder that many of us lost in childhood, that feeling of being lost in a book, and yet is so narratively sophisticated that I feel my brain has grown in size. To say nothing of my heart! Peak Vermont weirdness, family pathos, rollicking side-quests, and a perfect dog named Guiseppe–Daniel Mason, you’re a special kind of genius.
Country People by Daniel Mason, (List Price: $30, Random House, 9798217197453, July 2026)
Reviewed by Kristen, Thank You Books in Birmingham, AL