{"product_id":"middle-spoon-paperback-by-alejandro-varela","title":"Middle Spoon Paperback by Alejandro Varela","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003ePenguin Books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2026-09-08)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e336\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780593835197\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e260.82\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.9 x 13.89 x 1.91\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“\u003ci\u003eMiddle Spoon\u003c\/i\u003e subverts the ordinary novel with intelligence and vulnerability. . . . Varela has made a sly, analytical opera of the heart.” —Andrew Sean Greer, author of \u003ci\u003eLess \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLess Is Lost\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“A rollicking delight! . . . Varela asks provocative questions about the shape of family and the nature of love.” —Ada Calhoun, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCrush\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e’s 50 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2025 · Named a Must-Read Book of Fall 2025 by \u003ci\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country, Lit Hub\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eW Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA whip-smart, blazingly funny novel about heartbreak, unconventional love, and the way society could be, from National Book Award finalist Alejandro Varela\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe narrator of \u003ci\u003eMiddle Spoon\u003c\/i\u003e appears to be living the dream: He has a doting husband, two precocious children, all the comforts of a quiet bourgeois life—and a sexy younger boyfriend to accompany him to farmers markets and cocktail parties. But when his boyfriend abruptly dumps him, he spirals into heartbreak for the first time and must confront a world still struggling to understand polyamorous relationships. Faced with the judgment of friends and the sting of rejection, he’s left to wonder if sharing a life with both his family and his lover could ever truly be possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a big heart and just the right dose of the anxieties that define the modern era, \u003ci\u003eMiddle Spoon\u003c\/i\u003e skewers the unspoken rules we still live by—from taboos around intimacy to the shortcomings of Oscar season, pop culture, and gluten-free food—offering a surprising perspective on love, loss, and reinvention. Equal parts heart-wrenching and uproariously funny, \u003ci\u003eMiddle Spoon \u003c\/i\u003eis for anyone who has longed, nursed a broken heart, or grappled with love at its messiest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlejandro Varela\u003c\/b\u003e’s (he\/him) debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Town of Babylon\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist for the National Book Award. His short story collection, \u003ci\u003eThe People Who Report More Stress\u003c\/i\u003e, was one of \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e’s best works of fiction in 2023, a finalist for the International Latino Book Awards, and longlisted for the Aspen Words Literary Prize, the Story Prize, and the PEN\/Jean Stein Book Award. Varela, who is based in New York, is an editor-at-large of \u003ci\u003eApogee Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and holds a master’s in public health from the University of Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46986181771425,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780593835197","price":25.65,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780593835197.jpg?v=1788854098","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/middle-spoon-paperback-by-alejandro-varela","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}