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“Audacious, profound — and profoundly sidesplitting — Newman's debut weaves the analytical and absurd with a raucus grace ... it is generous and witty, as bewitched by aesthetics as it is certain of the virtues of good old-fashioned compassion … I instantly flipped back and reread upon finishing” — New York Times

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“How to Leave the House marks the debut of a bold new fiction voice ... Rich with pathos and humor ... Newman certainly has something to say about the up-and-coming generation. This is a bold new voice, and one to watch.” — Associated Press​​​​

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“How To Leave the House bursts upon the palate like drain fluid … a wild and funny ride through modern life” — Financial Times​​​

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“It is a miracle to pull off the feat of being wickedly scabrous (incurring in this reader loud snorts of laugher throughout) and managing somehow to be generous and ultimately warm-hearted too; a miracle that Nathan Newman pulls off brilliantly. What a debut.”  — Stephen Fry​​​​​

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“A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR” — The New Yorker​

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“Most books that claim to be funny aren’t actually all that funny. How to Leave the House is a rare exception – genuinely hilarious, utterly obnoxious, impressively daring.” — Keiran Goddard, author of Hourglass

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“Newman reaffirms the importance of other people and of understanding other people ... a brilliant new writer ” — NPR

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“a witty, sprawling story about life's big changes and the things that never change, told with style and smarts by a remarkable new voice.”  — Town & Country​​

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“Original, hilarious, and moving” — High Life

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A brilliant exploration of the many absurd and human ways that our lives intersect ... Newman reveals the vulnerability and desire coursing through the center of characters. The rare novel that is just as compassionate as it is funny, as engaging as it is smart.” — Isle McElroy, author of People Collide

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“I tore through this, and already can’t wait to read again ... you’re going to need to read this book.” — Andrea Lawlor, author of Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl

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“A really terrific, inventive and compelling read – and also very funny” — Ben Elton​​​
 

“Witty, sharply observed and truly original.” — Nicola Dinan, author of Bellies

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“Gobby, barbed, and garrulous; a novel that takes swings, with swagger.” — Eley Williams, author of The Liar's Dictionary​​

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“It’s impossible not to be charmed by this big-hearted story … an exciting debut from an author whose assuredness and polish could easily be mistaken for that of an old pro.” — BUSTLE​​​

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“Newman debuts with a witty and endearing mosaic novel … This raucous adventure is great fun.” — Publisher's Weekly​​

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“Nathan Newman’s debut brings together a pleasingly weird bunch of people with immense aplomb … a very ambitious title.” — Esquire​

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“Newman’s entertaining debut feels fresh and young, portraying modern life with a mixture of humor and reflection.” — Washington Post​

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“intelligent prose, insightful commentary, and compelling characters …  smart and funny, a refreshing take on juvenilia and the enduring potency of art discourse.” — Kirkus​

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“Newman collects a series of idiosyncratic characters, whose lives and loves and thoughts ... build to a hilarious cacophony not unlike our own.” — Lit Hub

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“How to Leave the House is fiction as friction ... a bawdy tale of the unseriousness of existence and the impossibility of knowing our neighbors. A novel of dichotomies that beg to be challenged, but are inherently, tragically closed off to each other.” — BookPage​​​​

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“Why can’t you write something nice I can show to my friends?” — Susie Newman, my mum​​​​