Jonathan Tropper

The acclaimed author of "The Book of Joe" and "Everything Changes" tackles love, lust, and loss in the suburbs, in a stunning novel that is by turns heartfelt and riotously funny.

How to Talk to a Widower

Cindy Lieberman

Richard Binder

There are a couple contrivances toward the end, but I can forgive them because Tropper is determined to never let his characters be all bad (or all good, for that matter). The laugh/cry/wince-or-nod-with-recognition ratio is the closest to "This Is Where I Leave You" of everything of his I've read so far. And, as always, dude knows how to land the ending.

Jennifer Dieter

Tropper continues to be one of my new favorite authors. His characters are flawed and interesting, and he appeals to every human emotion. This book started a bit slow and heavy and ended a little too cleanly, but I still enjoyed it.

How to Talk to a Widower

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