Steven Rowley

It's been a minute - or five years - since Jordan Vargas last saw his college friends, and 28 years since their graduation when their adult lives officially began. Now Jordan, Jordy, Naomi, Craig and Marielle find themselves at the brink of a new decade, with all the responsibilities of adulthood, yet no closer to having their lives figured out. That's not for a lack of trying. Over the years, they've reunited in Big Sur to honor a decades-old pact...

A young writer finds that his aging dachshund, Lily, has begun talking to him, just as a small octopus attaches itself to her head. "Starred Review."--Booklist