Cammy Sitting Shiva

Praise for Cammy Sitting Shiva: “Wry humor, millennial charm, and New Jersey flavor make the messiness of grief real and relatable in this rollicking debut.” —Beth Kander, USA Today bestselling author of I Made It Out of Clay “Cammy Sitting Shiva is a joy. This is surprising because Cary Gitter’s heart-wrenching novel has death at its center. But what could be more Jewish than coping with tragedy through laughter? In his nostalgic, ten-day fever dream, Gitter has written the definitive handbook on bereavement. And when no one was looking, he plumbed the depths of the loneliest place on the planet—the midst of a crowd.” —Rachel Robbins, author of The Sound of a Thousand Stars “Cammy Sitting Shiva portrays that psychic space where longing, humor, rebellion, nostalgia, and hurt all meet after the greatest losses of our lives, undecided if they are our allies or adversaries. This novel is a guide to giving yourself grace when it’s too hard to feel it all, a love letter to the colorful cast of characters in any Jersey hometown, and unequivocal permission to double down on your dreams, reinvent yourself, or both in the second coming-of-age era of your early thirties, when you are in fact just getting started.” —Katie Runde, author of The Shore “Cary Gitter is a fantastic talent, his prose reminiscent of J. D. Salinger coupled with the wry wit of Sara Goodman Confino. His writing is nothing short of pure magic, and his cast of quirky, yet relatable characters will have readers laughing from the first page until the last. Gitter’s path toward stardom is clearly set, and I eagerly await to read his next novel!” —Heidi Shertok, author of Unorthodox Love