a literary project of the Authors Guild of America a collaborative novel Atwood, Margaret 1939- editor, author Preston, Douglas J. editor, author Anders, Charlie Jane author Crucet, Jennine Capó author Cassara, Joseph author Cruz, Angie author Cummings, Pat author Day, Sylvia author Donoghue, Emma 1969- author. Eggers, Dave author Gabaldon, Diana author Gerritsen, Tess author Grisham, John author Hinojosa, Maria 1961- author Jacob, Mira 1973- author. Jong, Erica author Lyons, CJ 1964- author. Ng, Celeste author Orange, Tommy 1982- author. Osborne, Mary Pope author Randall, Alice 1959- author. Reed, Ishmael 1938- author. Robinson, Roxana author Rosario, Nelly 1972- author. Shapiro, James (Novelist) author. Sides, Hampton author Stine, R. L. author Thompson-Spires, Nafissa author Truong, Monique T. D. author Turow, Scott author Urrea, Luis Alberto author Vail, Rachel author Wang, Weike author Williams, Caroline Randall author Winslow, De'Shawn Charles author Wolitzer, Meg author Authors' Guild (U.S.) collaborator text novel Domestic fiction. Psychological fiction. Novels. Linked stories. Short stories. nyu 2024 First edition monographic eng

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xi, 363 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Set in a Lower East Side tenement in the early days of the COVID-19 lockdowns, Fourteen Days is an irresistibly propulsive collaborative novel from the Authors Guild, with an unusual twist: each character in this diverse, eccentric cast of New York neighbors has been secretly written by a different, major literary voice--from Margaret Atwood and John Grisham to Tommy Orange and Celeste Ng. One week into the COVID-19 shutdown, tenants of a Lower East Side apartment building in Manhattan have begun to gather on the rooftop and tell stories. With each passing night, more and more neighbors gather, bringing chairs and milk crates and overturned pails. Gradually the tenants--some of whom have barely spoken to each other--become real neighbors. In this Decameron-like serial novel, general editors Margaret Atwood and Douglas Preston and a star-studded list of contributors create a beautiful ode to the people who couldn't escape when the pandemic hit. A dazzling, heartwarming, and ultimately surprising narrative, Fourteen Days reveals how beneath the horrible loss and suffering, some communities managed to become stronger. Includes writing from: Charlie Jane Anders, Margaret Atwood, Jennine Capó Crucet, Joseph Cassara, Angie Cruz, Pat Cummings, Sylvia Day, Emma Donoghue, Dave Eggers, Diana Gabaldon, Tess Gerritsen, John Grisham, Maria Hinojosa, Mira Jacob, Erica Jong, CJ Lyons, Celeste Ng, Tommy Orange, Mary Pope Osborne, Douglas Preston, Alice Randall, Ishmael Reed, Roxana Robinson, Nelly Rosario, James Shapiro, Hampton Sides, R.L. Stine, Nafissa Thompson-Spires, Monique Truong, Scott Turow, Luis Alberto Urrea, Rachel Vail, Weike Wang, Caroline Randall Williams, De'Shawn Charles Winslow, and Meg Wolitzer! adult edited by Margaret Atwood and Douglas Preston "Sugar23 books." Text in English n-us-ny Neighborhoods Fiction Apartments Fiction COVID-19 (Disease) Fiction Apartment dwellers Fiction COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- Fiction New York (N.Y.) Fiction Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.) Fiction PN6071.D58 F68 2024 808.8/03561 New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2024 First edition. (DLC) 2023026636 9780358616382 0358616387 2023026635 Harpercollins, 53 Glenmaura National Blvd Ste 300, Moosaic, PA, USA, 18507-2132 230926 20240326140522.0 1399565988