Middle Spoon, (Paperback)

<b>"<i>Middle Spoon</i> subverts the ordinary novel with intelligence and vulnerability. . . . Varela has made a sly, analytical opera of the heart." --Andrew Sean Greer, author of <i>Less </i>and <i>Less Is Lost</i> <p>"A rollicking delight! . . . Varela asks provocative questions about the shape of family and the nature of love." --Ada Calhoun, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Crush</i> </p><p>One of <i>Today</i>'s 50 Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2025 - Named a Must-Read Book of Fall 2025 by <i>Town &amp; Country, Lit Hub</i>, and <i>W Magazine</i> </p></b><p><b>A whip-smart, blazingly funny novel about heartbreak, unconventional love, and the way society could be, from National Book Award finalist Alejandro Varela</b> </p><p>The narrator of <i>Middle Spoon</i> appears to be living the dream: He has a doting husband, two precocious children, all the comforts of a quiet bourgeois life--and a sexy younger boyfriend to accompany him to farmers markets and cocktail parties. But when his boyfriend abruptly dumps him, he spirals into heartbreak for the first time and must confront a world still struggling to understand polyamorous relationships. Faced with the judgment of friends and the sting of rejection, he's left to wonder if sharing a life with both his family and his lover could ever truly be possible. </p><p>With a big heart and just the right dose of the anxieties that define the modern era, <i>Middle Spoon</i> skewers the unspoken rules we still live by--from taboos around intimacy to the shortcomings of Oscar season, pop culture, and gluten-free food--offering a surprising perspective on love, loss, and reinvention. Equal parts heart-wrenching and uproariously funny, <i>Middle Spoon </i>is for anyone who has longed, nursed a broken heart, or grappled with love at its messiest.</p>

• Middle Spoon, (Paperback)
• Author: Penguin Books
• ISBN: 9780593835197
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-09-08
• Page Count: 336