'Feels less like reading a novel and more like sitting in a car beside a dear friend . . . a profoundly moving experience' – Ann Patchett

Benjamin Markovits grew up in Texas, London and Berlin. He played professional basketball before he left to study the Romantic poets. Ben’s twelve novels include A Weekend in New York, Christmas in Austin, Home Games and The Sidekick . His critically- acclaimed The Rest of Our Lives, was shortlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize. Ben has taught high school English, worked at a left-wing cultural magazine and published essays, stories, poetry and reviews on subjects ranging from the Romantics to American sports in The New York Times, Esquire, Granta, the Guardian, The London Review of Books, and The Paris Review. He has served as a judge on several literary prizes and teaches creative writing at Royal Holloway, University of London. 

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