Meet Alby.

Natural habitat: a bar; a boat; his bedroom; a broad's bedroom.

Favourite hobbies: starting fights (then losing them); hooking up with broads (then losing them); hating cats (it's a skill); training Gary the baby bird to be a killer (sort of).

Best kept secret: when his mum died it broke his hear and he doesn't really know what to do about it.

'Sumell's savage humour is thrilling'
New York Times

'Gloriously funny'
Literary Review

'Making Nice has an anarchic humour and a goofy, ingenious humanity that makes every page feel new'
Guardian

A gut-punch of a debut about love and loss, and fighting for - and with - the only family you've got.

About the Author
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.

Reviews
Mr. Sumell's savage humor is thrilling * New York Times *
Making Nice has an anarchic humour and a goofy, ingenious humanity that makes every page feel new * Guardian *
Alby's voice is perfect... A truly original portrayal of grief * Bookmunch *
Gloriously funny * Literary Review *
You find yourself laughing aloud and wincing, if not outright groaning at the same time... Magnificent * Irish Examiner *
Making Nice is a confident debut with a strong and youthful voice that refuses to accept life's injustices -- Sarah Gilmartin * Irish Times *
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 *
Sumell's shrapnel-sharp sense of humor is never more than a sentence away. By the time you're finished, you'll want more of Alby, which is good, because his creator's just getting started * GQ *
To say that Matt Sumell is an original voice is an immense understatement. Making Nice is ferocious and merciful, comic and heartbreaking. It will turn you inside out -- Ramona Ausubel



Book Information
ISBN 9780099597650
Author Matt Sumell
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Vintage
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Weight(grams) 195g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 15mm