Lot (Paperback)

'Audacious... Profound' - New York Times

'Enthralling... Subtle but bruising' - Guardian

'Gut-wrenching and powerful' - Cosmopolitan

'A superb book' - Max Porter, author of Lanny

'A treat and an inspiration to witness' - Ocean Vuong, author of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

'Stunning... one of the strongest literary debuts in several years.' - NPR

'Washington cracks open a vibrant, polyglot side of Houston about which few outsiders are aware' - New York Times

'Washington's prose sings with vibrancy' - The Rumpus

'Phenomenal' - Justin Torres, author of We the Animals

'Lot spills over with life - funny, tender, and profane' - Entertainment Weekly

'Generous, powerful, deeply engrossing' - R.O. Kwon, author of The Incendiaries

'A brilliant display of raw talent' - Nicole Dennis-Benn, author of Here Comes the Sun

'Unflinching... a prodigious talent.' - Mat Johnson, author of Loving Day and Pym

'Raw, soulful and moving' - Jami Attenberg, author of The Middlesteins

'A thrilling new voice in American fiction and one to watch' - Amelia Gray, author of Isadora

'Raw, empathic and wise... achingly intimate and brilliantly panoramic' - Stefan Merrill Block, author of The Story of Forgetting

'Will stay with you for a very long time... powerful' - Jamel Brinkley, author of A Lucky Man

'Depicts its author's hometown of Houston with empathy, tragedy, and exceptional specificity' - Entertainment Weekly

'Washington's debut reads like a love letter to Houston' - New York Times

'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

'Extraordinary' - Southern Living

'Lot belongs foremost to its characters, who ask to be remembered, even long after their pages have turned.' - Paris Review

'[F]unny, sad, wise & very alive in the best way' - Curtis Sittenfeld, author of Sisterland (Twitter)

'Stellar... a remarkable collection from a writer to watch.' - Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

'Brutal, raw and blisteringly brilliant... Outstanding.' - Attitude

'Compassionate, observant, tough; often funny, always authentic' - The Big Issue

'Visceral and raw... beautifully delicate prose... A terrific read!' - Irish Times