Family Meal by Bryan Washington5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() I was in the middle of writing something else that wasn’t quite working, but I kept returning to the idea of these characters and the scenario in which they were placed - this notion of a book about trying to be okay, but didn’t necessarily come to any conclusions. Here, Bookselling This Week talks with Washington about how he crafted his novel.īookselling This Week: Where did the idea for this book come from?īryan Washington: It was originally a short story, and it was originally six pages. ![]() “Washington’s writing is so intimate and direct that you feel the exhilaration, frustration, and uncertainty that Benson and Mike feel about their relationships, both with one another and with their families, which inspires a heart-felt connection to these characters that is hard to find in the world during socially distant times.” ![]() “Reading Memorial is like sitting down with a dear friend, asking ‘What’s going on with you?’ and settling in for much-needed catch-up on life, love, heartache, and family,” said Colleen Ellis of Lark and Owl Booksellers in Georgetown, Texas. What follows is a story of family, love, and becoming who you’re supposed to be. While Mike cares for his father in Japan, Benson, Mike’s boyfriend, is forced into an unconventional roommate situation with Mike’s mother. When Mike discovers his father is dying in Osaka, he flies across the world to say goodbye just as his mother, Mitsuko, arrives in Texas for a visit. ![]()
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