Catbirds
by Ezra Palmer
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Pub Date 8 Aug 2025 | Archive Date 31 Jan 2026
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Description
It’s the height of the pandemic when Randy Green learns that his brother Adam has been found dead in a deserted New England marina, three thousand miles away. With little interest or help from the police or other family members, he sets out to piece together what really happened to his complicated, difficult brother—and why.
Unfolding in bursts of incantatory prose as Randy struggles to compose a suitable eulogy for his brother at the last possible moment, Catbirds is a mystery, a meditation on grief and healing, and a portrait of a riven family in a riven land.
A Note From the Publisher
A stream-of-consciousness narrative, "Catbirds" may appeal to readers of Thomas Bernhard's "Woodcutters," Lucy Ellmann's "Ducks, Newburyport," or Jon Fosse's "Septology."
Booklife praised the author's "bold stylistic choices... capturing not just the essence of raw speech but the tangled shapelessness of complex feelings." Kirkus Reviews, too, applauded the novel for the way it "accurately reflects the unfiltered nature of the human mind.”
As a drama of a fractured family, "Catbirds" has been compared to Akhil Sharma's "Family Life" and Sarah Crossan's “Moonrise."
“Catbirds” is Ezra Palmer’s debut novel.
Booklife praised the author's "bold stylistic choices... capturing not just the essence of raw speech but the tangled shapelessness of complex feelings." Kirkus Reviews, too, applauded the novel for the way it "accurately reflects the unfiltered nature of the human mind.”
As a drama of a fractured family, "Catbirds" has been compared to Akhil Sharma's "Family Life" and Sarah Crossan's “Moonrise."
“Catbirds” is Ezra Palmer’s debut novel.
Advance Praise
“Pulsing with insight, wit, feeling, and mysteries… Catbirds examines frayed family bonds with fresh power and insight. EDITOR’S PICK.” —BookLife
“An intimate and often affecting family saga of loss and betrayal.” —Kirkus Reviews
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| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9798987788202 |
| PRICE | US$18.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 176 |
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