Which Brings Me to You
by Julianna Baggot and Steve Almond
Blackstone Publishing
Two rambunctious, romantic flameouts. One boring wedding. One heated embrace in a quiet coatroom. John and Jane know their hookup at a mutual friend’s wedding isn’t exactly a recipe for true love. When they manage to pull back, the two decide to wipe the slate clean and restart their relationship on the right foot. John and Jane decide to take it slow, only communicating through letters until they know one another better.
What follows is a series of traded confessions—of their messy histories, their big loves, their flaws, and their passions. Each love affair, confessed as honestly as possible, reveals the ways in which Jane and John have grown and changed—or not changed—over the years; the people they’ve hurt, the ones still bruised. The ones who bruised them. Where all of this soul-baring will take them is the burning question behind every letter—a question that can only be answered when they meet again, finally, in real life.
Soon to be a feature film starring Lucy Hale and Nat Wolff!
Foreign Sales:
Allen & Unwin – U.K.
Dumont - Germany
Table Ronde, France.
Praise for Which Brings Me to You:
"Sexy, funny, and touching . . . provides keen insights into sex, love, and coming
to terms with one's own unruly imperfections. A winner."
—Kirkus, starred review
“The writing is piercing, funny, and emotional. Baggott ... and Almond's ... collaboration makes for a
delightful and robust work that readers will not be able to put down as they savor every messy confession.”
—Library Journal, starred review
"Sharp humor and insights into the modern psyche pervade the book.''
–Publishers Weekly
“Coauthored by pop culture darlings Baggott and Almond, this is a
surprisingly poignant and meaningful read....a no-baloney, no-holds-barred,
show-me-your-soul roll in the emotional hay. No gimmick here, just a great story.”
—Booklist
“A clever and touching exploration of love and longing... an intriguing mix
of funny, rueful, poignant and erotic.”
—The Hartford Courant
“Their two-sided tell-all details the pitfalls of modern love and is sprinkled with death,
love, punk bands and nasty run-ins with postal carriers. Which Brings Me to You
is a sure to be the most insightful and intelligently written novel you've
read in quite some time.”
—Bookpage
“enormously satisfying…co-authors Steve Almond and Julianna Baggott expertly
capture the swooning optimism hiding in letters that are often arch or even glib….
it is the bright and funny writing, even in the telling of sad stories, that makes
the book great reading.”
—MSNBC
“A ... charming double take on love and loss ... there’s cumulative power
in this probing of heartaches.”
—People Magazine
“... page-turning reading.”
—NPR, Here and Now
“... terrifically engaging.”
— Entertainment Weekly