Palaver Pocket Bear remembers every moment

Pocket Bear remembers every moment of his becoming: the glimmering needle

disillusioned Sheriff Bell--can contain

A fantasy like you've never read before

but he's "the Kid" all the same

- My New Friend is So Fun

Palaver Pocket Bear remembers every momentFinalist for the National Book Award for Fiction "A heart wrenchingly honest, often luminescent exploration of how to find and cultivate true connections, sometimes in the unlikeliest of places . . . [Palaver is] an unshakable triumph." The Washington Post One of TIME's Must Read Books of 2025 and Kirkus' Best of Fiction 2025 One of The Washington Post's Best Fiction Books of the Year Named a Most Anticipated Book by the New York Times, New York,