Synopsis
Playlist for the Dead- Michelle Falkoff, is an honest and gut-wrenching fiction novel about loss, rage, and what if feels like to outgrow a friendship that's always defined you-and the struggle to redefine yourself. It is a part mystery, part love story, and part coming-of-age tale. A moving, poignant, compelling YA debut, as a 15-year-old boy struggles to understand his best friend's suicide through the list of songs he leaves behind. Here's what Sam knows: There was a party. There was a fight. The next morning, his best friend, Hayden, was dead. And all he left Sam was a playlist of songs, and a suicide note: For Sam - listen and you'll understand. As he listens to song after song, Sam tries to face up to what happened the night Hayden killed himself. But it's only by taking out his earbuds and opening his eyes to the people around him that he will finally be able to piece together his best friend's story and maybe have a chance to change his own.
About the Author
Michelle Falkoff is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and currently serves as director of communication and legal reasoning at Northwestern University School of Law. Her fiction and reviews have been published in ZYZZYVA, DoubleTake, and the Harvard Review, among other places.
