Lot

Audacious... Profound * New York Times *
Enthralling... Subtle but bruising * Guardian *
Gut-wrenching and powerful * Cosmopolitan *
An astonishing debut... Extraordinary * Alan Hollinghurst, New York Review of Books *
A superb book * Max Porter, author of 'Lanny' *
A treat and an inspiration to witness * Ocean Vuong, author of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous *
Stunning...one of the strongest literary debuts in several years. * NPR *
Washington cracks open a vibrant, polyglot side of Houston about which few outsiders are aware * New York Times *
Washington's prose sings with vibrancy * The Rumpus *
Phenomenal * Justin Torres, author of 'We the Animals' *
Lot spills over with life - funny, tender, and profane * Entertainment Weekly *
Generous, powerful, deeply engrossing * R.O. Kwon, author of 'The Incendiaries' *
A brilliant display of raw talent * Nicole Dennis-Benn, author of 'Here Comes the Sun' *
Unflinching...a prodigious talent. * Mat Johnson, author of 'Loving Day' and 'Pym' *
Raw, soulful and moving * Jami Attenberg, author of 'The Middlesteins' *
A thrilling new voice in American fiction and one to watch * Amelia Gray, author of 'Isadora' *
Raw, empathic and wise... achingly intimate and brilliantly panoramic * Stefan Merrill Block, author of 'The Story of Forgetting' *
Will stay with you for a very long time... powerful * Jamel Brinkley, author of 'A Lucky Man' *
Depicts its author's hometown of Houston with empathy, tragedy, and exceptional specificity * Entertainment Weekly *
Washington's debut reads like a love letter to Houston * New York Times *
Empathetic and honest, tender and brutal at once, Lot quips with humour and explores grief and each stop in between. Lot feels like a living, breathing book... As debuts go, these characters and prose leap from the page. * Heather McDaid, The Skinny *
Extraordinary * Southern Living *
Lotbelongs foremost to its characters, who ask to be remembered, even long after their pages have turned. * Paris Review *
[F]unny, sad, wise & very alive in the best way * Curtis Sittenfeld, author of Sisterland (Twitter) *
Stellar... a remarkable collection from a writer to watch. * Publishers Weekly, Starred Review *
Brutal, raw and blisteringly brilliant... Outstanding. * Attitude *
Compassionate, observant, tough; often funny, always authentic * The Big Issue *
Visceral and raw... beautifully delicate prose... A terrific read! * Irish Times *
Ambitious but never forced... Washington makes the place sing with his sharp, rap-style lyricism. * Irish Times *