The Book of M

really need to read this year." - Bustle

"The Book of M is exciting, imaginative, unique, and beautiful. Shepherd proves herself not just a writer to watch, but a writer to treasure." - Darin Strauss, bestselling author of Half a Life

"Prepare to fall in love with your own shadow. And to lose sleep. Shepherd is urgently good, and has written one of those books that makes you look up at two in the morning, to a world that's new, newly scary, and freshly appreciated: what all the great stories do." - David Lipsky, New York Times bestselling author of Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself and Absolutely American

"A beautifully written existential apocalypse, following everyday people on a search for love, memory and meaning across the richly realized and frighteningly familiar ruins of America." - Christopher Brown, author of Tropic of Kansas

"First-time novelist Shepherd has crafted an engaging and twisty tale about memory's impact on who or what we become. For aficionados of literary dystopian fiction such as Emily St. John Mandel's Station Eleven or those who enjoy stories of cross-country travel." - Library Journal

"Fans of Station Eleven, listen up!...This one is g-r-e-a-t." - Book Riot

"Outstanding and unforgettable . . .The Book of M is a scary, surprising, sad and sentimental story that will be deeply felt by readers while capturing their imaginations and hearts." - BookPage (Top Fiction Pick)

"For fans of Station Eleven, this summer release will have you engulfed from beginning to end." - Popsugar

"[Shepherd's] first novel, The Book of M, tells the fantastic story of ordinary people caught up in a catastrophe in which people lose their shadows - and their memories." - PBS (Arizona)

"Beautifully written, Peng Shepherd delivers an extraordinary story about love, hope, the unquenchable search for answers that may never come, and, ultimately, survival . . . The characters all have such depth to them that it's impossible to not become invested in the story, which twists and turns often." - The Real Book Spy

"The Book of M tells the captivating story of a group of ordinary people caught in an extraordinary catastrophe who risk everything to save the ones they love. It is a sweeping debut that illuminates the power that memories have not only on the heart, but on the world itself." - The Nerd Daily

"Reminiscent of books like Stephen King's The Stand, Emily St. John Mandel's Station Eleven, and Michael Tolkin's NK3 . . . she keeps the journey interesting, makes us care about her characters, and invites us to think about how we are all the stuff of dreams." - Toronto Star

"The Book of M shines consistently, first in the sense of magical wonder that permeates each of its pages, and second, in the emotional depth that Shepherd is able to draw out of her characters... brutal and brilliant in equal measure." - The Contemporary Clerk

"In her debut novel, The Book of M, Peng Shepherd has created a fantastical scenario where people not only lose their past but can also re-create the world any way they want . . . Shepherd's tale pushes the post-apocalyptic story in a new and exciting direction, making readers ponder questions about reality, self-perception and relationships." - Shelf Awareness

"Captivating . . . Like The Passage and Station Eleven, this haunting, thought-provoking, and beautiful novel explores fundamental questions of memory, connection, and what it means to be human in a world turned upside down." - TheMarySue.com