Please Don’t Come Back From The Moon

“Bakopoulos’ endearing first novel . . . is a tale that, despite the boys’ empty longing, is full of hope.”

People

DEAN BAKOPOULOS’ first novel, Please Don’t Come Back from the Moon, was a New York Times Notable Book; he co-wrote and co-produced the film adaptation, which debuted at the Los Angeles Film Festival and was a New York Times Critics’ Pick. His second novel, My American Unhappiness, was named one of the year’s best novels by The Chicago Tribune, and his third novel, Summerlong was an independent bookstore bestseller and is now in development as a television series.

Summerlong

“There is no better guide through a hot summer in the heartland than Dean Bakopoulos.”

Jane Hamilton, The Book Of Ruth and A Map Of The World

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🇺🇦 Dean Bakopoulos 🇺🇦 · 11 hours ago
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It is wholly appropriate to publicly shame politicians whose inaction is killing children. https://t.co/hpmj42R5CB

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philip lewis@Phil_Lewis_
Someone heckled Ted Cruz while he was eating at a restaurant last night

“19 children died! That’s on your hands! Ted Cruz, that’s on your hands!” https://t.co/PaeiQYqfBo


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🇺🇦 Dean Bakopoulos 🇺🇦 · 12 hours ago
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Signing those papers at 18 was celebrated as a step into your future, encouraged and promoted. Debt forgiveness of predatory lending is restorative justice https://t.co/3IlVPnlVFZ

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Stephanie Land@stepville
Student loans are nothing but predatory. When you are told it’s good debt, when all you do is sign a dotted line to pay tuition and expenses, it’s the only choice you have. It was my only choice.


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🇺🇦 Dean Bakopoulos 🇺🇦 · 1 day ago
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Come on out to @BookSoup tonight for a great even with @Danchaon and @AlissaNutting https://t.co/fqCoFBoaPb

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Dan Chaon@Danchaon
With buddy John Martin in LA—in conversation w Alissa Nutting @ Book Soup tonight at 7!!! https://t.co/S9WacxqJV4


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🇺🇦 Dean Bakopoulos 🇺🇦 · 2 days ago
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Ways to Describe a Limited or Prestige Series Without Saying It’s “Like a Six-Hour Movie” https://t.co/F2g7YT8sqf via @NewYorker

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My American Unhappiness

“Dean Bakopoulos is a writer to watch, a novelist to cherish.”

Peter Straub, author of A Dark Matter