{"product_id":"good-people-a-novel-kat-lewis","title":"PREORDER: Good People: A Novel | Kat Lewis (Author) | OUT April 27, 2027","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis title will be released on April 27, 2027\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor readers of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSwift River\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Vanishing Half\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea sharp, provocative debut novel about race, identity, ambition, and the dangerous stories we tell ourselves about who we are.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbandoned in a high chair as a baby with a Black family who adopted and raised her, Jo Tope, a white woman, grows up convinced that she is destined for a different life—one defined by elite schools, prestigious institutions, and the promise of belonging among the white world she believes was meant to be hers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow a hard-drinking student at Johns Hopkins University, Jo is singularly focused on winning a Rhodes Scholarship and escaping to Oxford. She is certain that achievement, status, and proximity to power will finally make her whole. But as her drinking worsens and the carefully constructed narrative of her life begins to unravel, Jo is forced to confront the question she has spent years avoiding: what does it actually mean to be a good person—and who gets to decide?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDarkly funny, intellectually daring, and unflinchingly honest, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a bold debut that examines race, class, identity, family, and the limits of self-invention. Through the unforgettable voice of a deeply flawed protagonist, Kat Lewis delivers a bold, striking debut that challenges how we define belonging, and whether goodness is something we inherit, perform, or earn.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46538016391238,"sku":"9781668081389","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0126\/8596\/7418\/files\/9781668081389.jpg?v=1789068038","url":"https:\/\/www.braveandkindbooks.com\/products\/good-people-a-novel-kat-lewis","provider":"Brave + Kind Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}