Matt Sumell is a graduate of University of California, Irvine's MFA programme, and his fiction has since appeared in the Paris Review, Esquire, Electric Literature and elsewhere. He lives in Los Angeles, California.
Making Nice has an anarchic humour and a goofy, ingenuous humanity that makes every page feel new -- Sandra Newman Guardian Mr. Sumell's savage humor is thrilling -- Carmela Ciuraru New York Times Alby's voice is perfect... A truly original portrayal of grief Bookmunch Violent, comic, and genuine, this book mixes truly relatable experience with the outlandish imaginings of a volatile character at odds with the rest of the world, and will make you cringe, hold your breath, and laugh. Put simply, Making Nice is a lovely book. You should read it We Love This Book One of the funniest (and best) books of the year Publishers Weekly