All Fours A Novel

New York Times Bestseller and New York Times Notable Book

What happens when a semi-famous artist pulls off the freeway thirty minutes into a cross-country road trip and checks into a roadside motel instead? Miranda July’s brilliant second novel follows one woman’s spontaneous detour into desire, reinvention, and the kind of freedom we rarely allow ourselves to imagine.

At forty-five, July’s protagonist abandons her carefully planned journey from LA to New York and immerses herself in something far more transformative. With July’s signature blend of sharp wit, fearless curiosity about intimacy, and perfect comic timing, All Fours excavates what it means to be a woman navigating desire, domesticity, and the boundaries we’re told not to cross.

This irreverently sexy, tender, and surprising novel has sparked a whisper network of readers discussing desire and freedom. Critics are calling it “riveting” (Vogue) and “possessed” (The Cut). Named a best book of the year by The New Yorker, Vogue, Oprah Daily, and Vulture, among others, it’s become the talk of every group text for good reason.

Part absurd entertainment, part profound meditation on female experience, All Fours hijacks the familiar midlife narrative and transforms it into something thrillingly, profoundly alive. July has crafted a novel that transcends expectation—a story that lingers long after the last page, sparking conversations about the lives we live and the ones we secretly dream about.

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