Kevin Wilson, "Perfect Little World"

Kevin Wilson (The Family Fang) will be at The Regulator Bookshop for a reading and book signing of his new book, Perfect Little World.

Wilson’s New York Times bestselling debut novel, The Family Fang, was enthusiastically embraced by readers and critics, who called it “irresistible” (Time), “breathtakingly wonderful” (Miami Herald), “inventive and hilarious” (Wall Street Journal). Wilson’s much anticipated new novel, Perfect Little World is the ideal follow-up: another offbeat look at the meaning of family, this time through the lens of a resilient young mother living life on her own terms—and a strange utopian experiment that could redefine what family means.

Isabelle Poole is pregnant and on her own, the baby’s father—her high school art teacher—out of the picture. Not sure where to turn, Izzy joins The Infinite Family Project, an experiment in child and family development, led by the awkwardly charming child psychiatrist Preston Grind. Funded by an eccentric billionaire, the project is an attempt to create a “perfect little world,” bringing together ten different families as a single family unit in order to raise exceptional children. All starts well, with Izzy and her son thriving in their new surroundings, but soon the equilibrium among the families begins to disintegrate and things fall apart. As her growing feelings for Dr. Grind further complicate the adventure in experimental living, Izzy ultimately must decide what truly matters when it comes to family.

“Moving novel about love, parenting, and the families we create for ourselves.” –Library Journal

Kevin Wilson is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Family Fang, named a best book of the year by Time, People, Salon, and Esquire. His story collection, Tunneling to the Center of the Earth, received an Alex Award from the American Library Association as well as the Shirley Jackson Award. His fiction has appeared in Ploughshares, Tin House, One Story, and elsewhere. He teaches fiction at the University of the South and lives in Sewanee, Tennessee with his wife and two sons.