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The Bump

by Sidney Karger
Ryan Spahn
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"With a fresh mix of Little Miss Sunshine and Planes, Trains and Automobiles, The Bump takes us on a laugh-out-loud and moving adventure. Wyatt and Biz are such vivid, relatable characters to root for as they navigate love and family with tears and hilarity. It's another sweet book from Sid and I didn't want this fun ride to end!"—Molly Shannon, New York Times bestselling author, comedian, and actress
Two men expecting a baby via surrogate go on the road trip of a lifetime in this hilarious and poignant novel by Sidney Karger, author of Best Men.

Wyatt Wallace is a practical, super organized director of TV commercials. Biz Petterelli is a child-actor-turned-magazine-writer who thrives on spontaneity. Though polar opposites, they are fully committed to their relationship and their life in Brooklyn with their dog, Matilda. They’re also about to have a baby together.
And they’re freaking out.
They’ve both dreamed of becoming parents, but now that it’s happening, they’re doubting everything. Their baby is due in a few weeks and instead of flying to California just before the birth as planned, Biz has a better idea. They could use one last hurrah, along with some serious “us-time” to mend the issues they’ve been having lately—before they get tied down by fatherhood and its impending responsibilities. So the daddies-to-be load up their 1992 Volkswagen Cabriolet and embark on an epic cross-country babymoon. They attempt to recharge at the beach in Provincetown, stumble through their impromptu baby shower in Chicago, and endure a Star Wars-themed wedding in Colorado before heading west for the baby.
 
But when they take several unexpected detours, old wounds are reopened and secrets spill out that could change their relationship for better or for worse, forcing the couple to reexamine the meaning of family while building their own. After all, what’s a road trip without a few bumps along the way?

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  • Release date

    May 21, 2024

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780593825631
      • File size: 268889 KB
      • Duration: 09:20:11

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      March 11, 2024
      Karger’s sweet sophomore novel (after Best Men) follows a gay couple preparing for parenthood. After actor–turned–food writer Biz and commercial director Wyatt choose an egg donor and a surrogate, they embark on a cross-country “babymoon,” designed to be their last hurrah before parenthood. But the drive from New York to California, where their surrogate lives, takes several unexpected detours and begins to expose cracks in their 12-year relationship. At the beginning of the trip, Biz loses his long-running magazine column but doesn’t know how to tell Wyatt. After his brother is in an accident, Wyatt detours with Biz to his mother’s home—where he unearths an unopened stack of letters addressed to him from his absent father. Pressure builds rapidly on both sides of Wyatt and Biz’s relationship—until it might just blow them apart. Karger makes it easy to empathize with his heroes, bringing impressive emotional depth to their relationship. The twisty road trip plus cameos from Biz’s large, boisterous family add plenty of fun. Readers will root for Biz and Wyatt to make it work.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Biz and Wyatt's anxiety about impending fatherhood grows as the couple travel on their "babymoon." Ryan Spahn and Michael Urie capture the impending dads' feelings with their nuanced narrations, told in alternating points of view. Wyatt wants to stick to the itinerary as they drive from New York to California, where their baby will be born via surrogacy. Fun-loving Biz is troubled that the one thing Wyatt doesn't want to plan is their wedding. Challenges take the couple off course in hilarious and heartfelt ways. Spahn, as Biz, and Urie, as Wyatt, have unique voices, but similar mannerisms enhance their portrayals. Urie navigates accents well, and both narrators emphasize the theme of journeying as the characters reflect on their surrogacy and road trip. A.L.C. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine
    • Library Journal

      September 13, 2024

      Wyatt, a meticulously organized TV commercial director, and Biz, a spontaneity-loving food writer who was a former actor, are fully committed to their life with their lovable dog and each other. The couple knows that life will change, however, as they're going to have a baby via a surrogate mother. With the due date just weeks away, they take a road trip to California, where the surrogate lives, to be there for the birth. From an unexpected baby shower and a Star Wars-themed wedding to upsetting career news and painful family secrets, Wyatt and Biz take stock as they journey toward fatherhood. Dual narrators Ryan Spahn and Michael Urie skillfully capture the protagonists' full range of emotions as they contend with becoming parents and their own personal and familial baggage. Plenty of laugh-out-loud moments counter the tougher moments, making for a satisfyingly layered listen. Best of all, listeners are given a glimpse into the future of the family, tying up the happily ever after perfectly. VERDICT Karger's sophomore novel (after Best Men) takes listeners on an epic road trip across the United States with a loving but still growing couple. Their bumpy but uplifting babymoon will have listeners rooting for the charming fathers-to-be.--Elyssa Everling

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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