Books by Missouri Williams
“Alienated Agathe, a professor’s assistant, reckons with the horrifying consequences of her mother’s suicide attempt and falls for a handsome academic currently facing cancellation following many ill-advised intra-department affairs. If you like the grotesquery of Ottessa Moshfegh, or the surreal allegories of Sophie Mackintosh, then this is likely a book for you.” Read more...
Must-Read Novels of Summer 2026
Cal Flyn, Five Books Editor
Interviews where books by Missouri Williams were recommended
Must-Read Novels of Summer 2026, selected by Cal Flyn
All of summer stretching out before you, and still searching for a brilliant new novel to read in the sun? You are not alone. We asked Five Books deputy editor Cal Flyn to write a round-up of books that should be on your to-be-read list this season.
