Matthew Foxs This Is It about the stories and secrets that bind families and lovers is nothing less than a modern masterpiece Gutwrenching sharply observed and deeply funny the novel excavates generations of Zappacosta family lore to take the reader on an emotional journey unlike any other Each sentence is a gift wrapped in Matthews gorgeously dry wit A tour de force that will leave you breathless Carley Fortune 1 New York Times bestselling author of Meet Me at the Lake and This Summer Will Be Different
This Is It moves through multiple cities decades and historical moments to excavate both gutpunching emotional trauma and domestic farce as its many characters use dialogue to wound one another and to shield themselves from hurt Fox has the rare ability to be heartbreaking and hilarious in a single line Nathan Whitlock author of Lump and Congratulations On Everything
Ive never read anything like This Is It No secret can ultimately withstand the brilliant and unusual way this family epic unfolds especially not when an unruly queer is looking into the genealogy The cast inhabit a kingdom where laughing at tragedy is sometimes the only way through Bold and unforgiving but never without empathy This Is It will take you to totally unexpected places Daniel Allen Cox author of I Felt the End Before It Came Mouthquake Shuck and Basement of Wolves

Bold and punchy affecting and tender and funny as hell This Is It reimagines the family saga in a series of stories that pass like a baton as Gio and his boyfriend confront the tragedy in their own evolving love story I smiled every time I sat down with this novel through both the poignancy and the joyfulnesstheres so much to love about this insightful and heartfelt ode to the many ties that bind Matthew Fox is a gifted storyteller Ashley Audrain New York Times bestselling author of The Push and The Whispers
A novelinstories and also a novel about stories how when they run up against the limits of whats verifiably true love and empathy can still carry them across the finish line Matthew Fox has written a family saga thats as formally inventive as it is funny and tender Jonathan Dee Pulitzer Prizenominated author of The Privileges Sugar Street and Palladio
Ive never read anything like This Is It No secret can ultimately withstand the brilliant and unusual way this family epic unfolds especially not when an unruly queer is looking into the genealogy The cast inhabit a kingdom where laughing at tragedy is sometimes the only way through Bold and unforgiving but never without empathy This Is It will take you to totally unexpected places Daniel Allen Cox author of I Felt the End Before It Came Mouthquake Shuck and Basement of Wolves
Like our inscrutable families like our most bedeviling love affairs This Is It is a puzzle that reveals itself in bursts of insight tender and startling revelations and selfimplications and in the everyday intimacies that form our messy complicated lives A wise honest and beautifully constructed novel Christopher Castellani author of Leading Men
This Is It is a consistently surprising unraveling of one familys history that immerses us in a propulsive journey spanning decades Author Matthew Fox will leave you both profoundly moved and deeply entertained wishing you could spend a little more time in the saga hes so tenderly offered to us A delicious queer wonder of a book Peter Knegt author of About Canada Queer Rights and host of Here amp Queer
Brimming with heart and humour Matthew Foxs This Is It is an epic family drama that spans and skewers the generations Its bold clever queer and sexy The novelinstories moves at a clip and stings with its emotional honesty A musical masterwork that examines the boundaries of love and bravery Christopher DiRaddo author of The Family Way
This Is It moves through multiple cities decades and historical moments to excavate both gutpunching emotional trauma and domestic farce as its many characters use dialogue to wound one another and to shield themselves from hurt Fox has the rare ability to be heartbreaking and hilarious in a single line Nathan Whitlock author of Lump and Congratulations On Everything
In the exquisitely rendered world of This Is It being young doesnt mean you have a future being old doesnt mean that youre known and being family doesnt always mean that youre loved Matthew Foxs novel brings us an urgent and contemporary take on the intergenerational family saga you dont dare miss it Matthew J Trafford author of The DIvinity Gene Stories
Keenly observed and punctuated with wry wit Matthew Foxs This Is It offers a moving meditation on queer love and loss These interweaving intergenerational stories are a stunning act of literary unearthing examining the families were born into and the ones we choose through an unvarnished but not unkind lens Fox has crafted a gripping read filled with fierce tenderness and aching poignancy KR Byggdin author of Wonder World