From Booklist: "Philosophically intriguing as well as gorgeously imagined and executed, this novel will catch fire with the same audience that propelled The Time Traveler's Wife to the top of the best-seller list."

I loved this so much. This Pulitzer winner manages to be serious and seriously funny. The hero is Arthur Less, who is facing his 50th birthday, his ex-boyfriend of nine year's wedding to another, and his publisher's rejection of his latest manuscript, all at the same time. He decides to hit the road—and on this trip, everything that can go wrong, does. Nonstop puns on the author's name, an arch sense of humor, and an interesting narrative structure keep this book filled with sad things from feeling downcast.

From the publisher: "From critically acclaimed, award-winning author Andrew Sean Greer comes a story like no other. Max Tivoli is uniquely cursed. His mind ages normally, but he is born with the withered body of a 70-year-old man, and his body ages in reverse. Despite this torment, Max manages three times to cross paths with Alice, the woman who captures his heart. Because he appears to be a different person each time they meet, Max has three chances for true love."

This follow-up to Pulitzer winner Less follows protagonist Arthur Less on a cross-country adventure after the death of an old lover and a sudden financial crisis. Andrew Sean Greer has a knack for pitch perfect, let-me-read-it-one-more-time, can't-do-better-than-that soaring endings. When I finished Less, I wanted to flip back to the beginning of the book and start reading again, it was that good. The ending to Less Is Lost might be even better.

From the publisher: "A collection of the year’s best short stories... Andrew Sean Greer, “an exceptionally lovely writer, capable of mingling humor with sharp poignancy” (Washington Post), selects twenty stories out of thousands that represent the best examples of the form published the previous year." If you can't get enough short stories, the 2021 edition, edited by Jesmyn Ward, is on sale at the moment also.