Now Is Not the Time to Panic, Kevin Wilson
Now Is Not the Time to Panic, Kevin Wilson
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Now Is Not the Time to Panic
A Novel

Author: Kevin Wilson

Narrator: Ginnifer Goodwin, Kevin Wilson

Unabridged: 6 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 11/08/2022

Synopsis

An Earphone Award WinnerAudiobook performed by Ginnifer GoodwinA bighearted, coming-of-age novel about two teenage misfits who spectacularly collide one fateful summer, and the art they make that changes their lives foreverSixteen-year-old Frankie Budge—aspiring writer, indifferent student, offbeat loner—is determined to make it through yet another summer in Coalfield, Tennessee, when she meets Zeke, a talented artist who has just moved into his grandmother’s house and who is as awkward as Frankie is. Romantic and creative sparks begin to fly, and when the two jointly make an unsigned poster, shot through with an enigmatic phrase, it becomes unforgettable to anyone who sees it. The edge is a shantytown filled with gold seekers. We are fugitives, and the law is skinny with hunger for us.The posters begin appearing everywhere, and people wonder who is behind them and start to panic. Soon the mystery has dangerous repercussions that spread far beyond the town.Twenty years later, Frances Eleanor Budge gets a call that threatens to upend her carefully built life: a journalist named Mazzy Brower is writing a story about the Coalfield Panic of 1996. Might Frances know something about that?A bold coming-of-age story, written with Kevin Wilson’s trademark wit and blazing prose, Now Is Not the Time to Panic is a nuanced exploration of young love, identity, and the power of art. It’s also about the secrets that haunt us—and, ultimately, what the truth will set free.

About Kevin Wilson

Kevin Wilson is the New York Times bestselling author of five novels, including Now Is Not the Time to Panic, Nothing to See Here, and The Family Fang, as well as two story collections. His work has received the Shirley Jackson Award and been selected as a Read with Jenna book club pick. He lives in Sewanee, Tennessee, with his wife and two sons.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on April 23, 2023

I loved this book! I loved more than Nothing to see here and Family Fang! It’s liberating, artsy, rebellious, powerful, sad, genuine, realistic, complex! I’m also Gen-Z! I know how hard to find your place in the world when only thing you want is becoming visible to the others without pretending or ac......more

Goodreads review by Andy on November 17, 2022

This is my third Kevin Wilson book, after The Family Fang, which was quite good, and Nothing To See Here, which was very good indeed. This latest novel, however, is my favourite of all. The structure and settings are fantastic, the characters are well-drawn and likeable, and the dialogues are pitch......more

Goodreads review by jessica on December 19, 2022

hmmm. a little too simple for the story to be as effective as i wanted. which is why i found myself really like the first part of the book set in 1996. i love a coming-of-age story, so i enjoyed reading about frankie and zekes friendship. i thought it was sweet. but i just couldnt get behind the prese......more

Goodreads review by Melissa (Semi-hiatus for Work) on November 01, 2022

This is a compelling and compulsively readable coming-of-age novel about two teenagers in the late 90s who meet one summer and the project they create goes viral before going viral was even a thing. Sixteen-year-old Frankie Budge meets Zeke Brown at the community swimming pool in the middle of a hot,......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on November 25, 2023

I thoroughly enjoyed Kevin Wilson’s “Now Is Not The Time To Panic”. I think it’s because I have two children born in the 1990’s. This crazy story takes place in the summer of 1996 in a small town in Tennessee, Coalfield. There is so much cultural references from that time, especially musically. This......more

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