It’s Not The End of The World by Jonathan Parks Ramage

Named a New York Times Style Magazine Pick for Best Queer Summer Fiction · Allstora’s September “(Very Gay) Book Club” Pick · One of Marie Claire’s “11 Best Climate Fiction Books”

“Scarily prescient, outrageously funny, and utterly original.” — Coco Mellors, New York Times bestselling author of Blue Sisters

Pull up a chair. This one’s going to keep you up at night — in the best possible way.

It’s 2044, and Mason Daunt has insulated himself from the world’s unraveling quite nicely. Wildfires? Militias? Creeping authoritarianism? Not his problem. He and his partner Yunho are busy planning a lavish, 100-person baby shower — $100,000, thank you very much. But when a potentially apocalyptic event crashes Los Angeles on the morning of their celebration, the couple refuses to cancel. Surely it’s not the end of the world?

It very much might be.

What follows is a nerve-shredding, wickedly funny, and brutally honest reckoning with climate collapse, unchecked wealth, and the limits of willful ignorance. Biting wit and unexpected tenderness collide in a story that earns every shocking twist — and leaves you genuinely shaken.

This is the kind of novel that crackles. The kind you press into a friend’s hands and say, just trust me. A queer family saga, a climate thriller, and a vicious takedown of the ultra-wealthy all rolled into one unforgettable read.

• Most Anticipated by Electric Literature, Out Magazine, Jordy’s Book Club, and more
• Perfect for fans of dark satire, speculative fiction, and LGBTQ+ literary fiction
• From the acclaimed author of Yes, Daddy

Settle in. The end of the world has never been this riveting.

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