Hell of A Book- A Novel by Jason Mott

In Hell of a Book, an African-American author sets out on a cross-country book tour to promote his bestselling novel. That storyline drives Jason Mott's novel and is the scaffolding of something much larger and more urgent: since his novel also tells the story of Soot, a young Black boy living in a rural town in the recent past, and The Kid, a possibly imaginary child who appears to the author on his tour.
 
Described as "heartbreaking", "magical" and "tragic". 
 
Loved, excellent condition paperback. 
 
Winner of the 2021 National Book Award for Fiction.