Hell of a Book: WINNER of the National Book Award for Fiction

"The Kid" is a powerful, timely, and provocative novel that tells the story of a boy who spent most of his life trying to hide, and it is a coming-of-age story and a love story. It was awarded the 2021 National Book Award for Fiction.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 26 January 2023
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Winner of the 2021 National Book Award for Fiction


Featured in Entertainment Weekly, The Today Show Book Club, and more


A must-read for all book enthusiasts


Jason Mott, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author, presents this astonishing work of fiction.




Powerful, timely, and provocative, ABI DÈRÉ, author of GIRL WITH A LOUDING VOICE, says:




"Jason Mott has truly written one hell of a book."




Candice CARTY-WILLIAMS, author of QUEENIE, adds:




"This is a true story. An author embarks on a book tour for his new bestseller, which, as people keep telling him, is one hell of a book."




It is a coming-of-age story.




One morning, he meets The Kid: a young Black boy who looks just like the one he keeps seeing on the news.




And The Kid wants him to tell his story.




This is a sad story.




It is the story of a boy who spent most of his life trying to hide.




And it may not be that different from the story of our author.




This is a love story.




But to find out why, you'll have to read this for yourself.




Don't miss out on this captivating and thought-provoking masterpiece.

Weight: 234g
Dimension: 128 x 198 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781398704664