"Bewilderment" may resonate deeply with you if you appreciate intricate character studies and explorations of familial bonds, particularly in the face of loss. It masterfully weaves the vastness of the cosmos with the intimacy of a father-son relationship, tackling complex emotions and societal issues, all while maintaining a sense of wonder and hope. If you're drawn to stories that challenge the mind as well as the heart, this Booker Prize-nominated novel is an exceptional choice.

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• Booker Prize Nominee (2021)
• National Book Award Nominee for Fiction (2021)
• Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Fiction (2022)
• Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2021)
• Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Longlist (2022)

Theo Byrne is a promising young astrobiologist who has found a way to search for life on other planets dozens of light years away. He is also the widowed father of a most unusual nine-year-old. His son Robin is funny, loving, and filled with plans. He thinks and feels deeply, adores animals, and can spend hours painting elaborate pictures. He is also on the verge of being expelled from third grade, for smashing his friend's face with a metal thermos.What can a father do, when the only solution offered to his rare and troubled boy is to put him on psychoactive drugs? What can he say when his boy comes to him wanting an explanation for a world that is clearly in love with its own destruction? The only thing for it is to take the boy to other planets, while all the while fostering his son's desperate campaign to help save this one.

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