Real Life Monsters PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Nominee (2021) 'I very much need to

'I very much need to be dead'These are the chilling last words left by a man who had everything to live for but took his own life

and it has undergone significant historical shifts over time

As he and longtime associate Hawk race from the back streets of Boston to Manhattan's most elegant avenues

Hamel argues that in an increasingly nonlinear world

if you dream of having enough money never to worry about it ever again

Real Life Monsters PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Nominee (2021) 'I very much need toCome face to face with some of the world's most frightening creatures from the bloodthirsty vampire bat to the gigantic, sucker lined tentacles of the colossal squid to the venomous lionfish. This book features stunning illustrations and fascinating information about 21 of the world's most ferocious real life monsters.