People like us: or The other continent, or Johnny Wordcount stumbles into a high-end croissant bar on the Seine in search of The Kid & orders the big dream
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"People Like Us is Jason Mott's electric new novel. It is not memoir, yet it has deeply personal connections to Jason's life. And while rooted in reality, it explodes with dreamlike experiences that pull a reader in and don't let go, from the ability to time travel to sightings of sea monsters and peacocks, and feelings of love and memory so real they hurt. In People Like Us, two Black writers are trying to find peace and belonging in a world that is riven with gun violence. One is on a global book tour after a big prize win; the other is set to give a speech at a school that has suffered a shooting. And as their two storylines merge, truths and antics abound in equal measure: characters drink booze out of an award trophy; menaces lurk in the shadows; tiny French cars putter around the countryside; handguns seem to hover in the air; and dreams endure against all odds"--
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Mott, J. (2025). People like us: or The other continent, or Johnny Wordcount stumbles into a high-end croissant bar on the Seine in search of The Kid & orders the big dream. Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Mott, Jason. 2025. People Like Us: Or The Other Continent, or Johnny Wordcount Stumbles Into a High-end Croissant Bar On the Seine in Search of The Kid & Orders the Big Dream. Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Mott, Jason, People Like Us: Or The Other Continent, or Johnny Wordcount Stumbles Into a High-end Croissant Bar On the Seine in Search of The Kid & Orders the Big Dream. Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2025.
MLA Citation (style guide)Mott, Jason. People Like Us: Or The Other Continent, or Johnny Wordcount Stumbles Into a High-end Croissant Bar On the Seine in Search of The Kid & Orders the Big Dream. Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2025.
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