Lot

Visceral and raw... beautifully delicate prose... A terrific read! * Irish Times * Compassionate, observant, tough; often funny, always authentic * The Big Issue * Brutal, raw and blisteringly brilliant... Outstanding. * Attitude * Stellar... a remarkable collection from a writer to watch. * Publishers Weekly, Starred Review * [F]unny, sad, wise & very alive in the best way * Curtis Sittenfeld, author of Sisterland (Twitter) * Lot belongs foremost to its characters, who ask to be remembered, even long after their pages have turned. * Paris Review * Extraordinary * Southern Living * Empathetic and honest, tender and brutal at once, Lot quips with humour and explores grief and each stop in between. Lot feels like a living, breathing book... As debuts go, these characters and prose leap from the page. * Heather McDaid, The Skinny * Washington's debut reads like a love letter to Houston * New York Times * Depicts its author's hometown of Houston with empathy, tragedy, and exceptional specificity * Entertainment Weekly * Will stay with you for a very long time... powerful * Jamel Brinkley, author of 'A Lucky Man' * Raw, empathic and wise... achingly intimate and brilliantly panoramic * Stefan Merrill Block, author of 'The Story of Forgetting' * A thrilling new voice in American fiction and one to watch * Amelia Gray, author of 'Isadora' * Raw, soulful and moving * Jami Attenberg, author of 'The Middlesteins' * Unflinching... a prodigious talent. * Mat Johnson, author of 'Loving Day' and 'Pym' * A brilliant display of raw talent * Nicole Dennis-Benn, author of 'Here Comes the Sun' * Generous, powerful, deeply engrossing * R.O. Kwon, author of 'The Incendiaries' * Lot spills over with life - funny, tender, and profane * Entertainment Weekly * Phenomenal * Justin Torres, author of 'We the Animals' * Washington's prose sings with vibrancy * The Rumpus * Washington cracks open a vibrant, polyglot side of Houston about which few outsiders are aware * New York Times * Stunning... one of the strongest literary debuts in several years. * NPR * A treat and an inspiration to witness * Ocean Vuong, author of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous * A superb book * Max Porter, author of 'Lanny' * Gut-wrenching and powerful * Cosmopolitan * Enthralling... Subtle but bruising * Guardian * Audacious... Profound * New York Times *