Literary Humor 2025

The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley

Published in Spanish as Si dijéramos la verdad

Julian Jessop, an eccentric, lonely artist and septuagenarian believes that most people aren't really honest with each other.

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What it is

Strangers who become a family · funny and sad at once

What happens in it

Found family

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How it's told

Who tells it
Several voices
Pulls you in with
Its characters
Style
Easy to get into

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Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you love a family people choose
  • you read for the characters
  • you like to close a book feeling better

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