The Frequency of Living Things

“[This] emotionally resonant family saga celebrates the potent bonds between mothers, daughters and sisters.” —The Washington Post
“[A] stirring family epic.”—Harper’s Bazaar
“The beauty and the tragedy of Fuller Googins’ second book is how all of the characters try to reach the same frequencies and how they fail and then try again… At once harrowing and gorgeous, The Frequency of Living Things will leave the reader stunned and touched.”—Booklist (starred review)
“Activism, addiction, trauma, art, and science all harmonize…a feminist punk anthem hidden inside a family drama.” —Shelf Awareness
“In The Frequency of Living Things, Nick Fuller Googins captures the intricate forces of human connection with stunning prose: a rare blend of music, language, and depth. With a piercing understanding of the complexities of the human heart, Googins explores both the destructive and healing connections that tether us to those we love. The destinies of the three sisters, Josie, Emma, and Ara, explode off the page. Wise, clever, and profound, this novel is an exploration of the natural world, sisterhood, addiction, sacrifice, and the impossible choices of love.” —Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times Bestselling author of The Secret Book of Flora Lea
“The Frequency of Living Things is a masterfully written family saga, an ode to how our mothers, daughters and sisters often understand us better than we do ourselves. I would gladly spend forever with the fiercely loving, bitingly tender Tayloe sisters and their complicated, heroic mother. Heartbreaking yet filled with hope, Googins’s sophomore novel cements him as one of our greatest contemporary novelists.” —Cat Shook, author of If We’re Being Honest
PRAISE FOR THE GREAT TRANSITION

“The Great Transition sets itself apart through its visionary scope and possibility for change…Urgent but hopeful.” —Chicago Review of Books
“A page-turner chock full of optimistic ideas for how we can reimagine our collective future.” —Lit Hub
“Emotionally compelling and humane.” —The Washington Post
“A magnificent debut novel that’s both an important cautionary tale and a deeply compelling family story. Although set in a stunningly well-imagined future in the aftermath of a climate apocalypse, The Great Transition is electrifyingly relevant. I can’t remember ever being more impressed with a first novel.” —William Kent Krueger, New York Times bestselling author of This Tender Land

Nick Fuller Googins has published short stories and essays in The Paris Review, the Los Angeles Times, The Southern Review, and elsewhere. He lives in Maine and works as an elementary school teacher. He is the author of The Great Transition and The Frequency of Living Things.

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