Inthepastyear,thenarratorof10:04hasenjoyed
unexpectedliterarysuccess,beendiagnosedwithapotentiallyfatal
heartcondition,andbeenaskedbyhisbestfriend
tohelpherconceiveachild.Now,ina
NewYorkofincreasinglyfrequentsuperstormsandpoliticalunrest,
hemustreckonwithhisbiologicalmortality,thepossibility
ofaliteraryafterlife,andtheprospectof(unconventional)
fatherhoodinacitythatmightsoonbeunder
water.Lerner'snewnovelchartsanexhilaratingcoursethrough
thecontemporarylandscapeofsex,friendship,memory,artand
politics,andcaptureswhatisliketobealive
rightnow.