Stories from the Tenants Downstairs TikTok We root for the tight-knit

We root for the tight-knit cast of characters as they weave in and out of one another’s narratives

Rouge holds up a warped mirror to our relationship with mortality

now newly revised and edited

but there are a few things standing in her way

But she has also been searching for something else—new friends to help her navigate motherhood

Stories from the Tenants Downstairs TikTok We root for the tight-knitFinalist for the Gotham Book Prize, the Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Award, and the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence * Longlisted for the Story Prize Named a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by NPR, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Chicago Review of Books, LitHub, and Electric Lit A standout achievementAmerican speech is an underused commodity in contemporary fiction and its a joy to find such a vital example of it here. The Wall Street Journal