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Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2024 by The Washington Post , NYLON , Lit Hub , The Millions , The Rumpus , and more A March 2024 IndieNext Pick “Make room, American fiction, for a meaningful new voice.” —Dwight Garner, New York Times Book Review “As blazing and distinctive a performance as I’ve beheld in a long while . . . I’m amazed.” —Jonathan Lethem An electrifying debut novel from an “unusually gifted writer” (Lorrie Moore) about the radical intimacy of physical competition An unexpected tragedy at a community pool. A family’s unrelenting expectation of victory. The desire to gain or lose control; to make time speed up or stop; to be frighteningly, undeniably good at something. Each of the eight teenage girl boxers in this blistering debut novel has her own reasons for the sacrifices she has made to come to Reno, Nevada, [...]to compete to be named the...