"Melissa Broder, a genius and a sorceress, has once again written the very best book, this one about tragedy and grief and whether or not to take the road less traveled, but also the struggle to write a good novel. It's spiritual without being full of woo-woo and also extremely funny and you should read it!!" --Samantha Irby, Vanity Fair

"Extremely funny and deeply felt." --People

"One of the best books I've read in years: funny, brilliant, gutting, and easily devoured over the course of one blissful afternoon." --Elle

"Sardonic, self-implicating prose that cuts to the bone is Broder's specialty, and Death Valley is probably the funniest book you'll ever read about getting lost and almost dying."--The Cut

"A witty, psychedelic exploration of grief. . . riotously funny." --Guardian

"Her most profound book yet . . . Surreal, hysterical and beguiling in every sense." --Glamour

"A hilarious and hallucinatory journey into the badlands of California. . . . Like grief itself, this book is at once surreal, absurd, lucid, and wise; it will change you." --O, The Oprah Magazine, Best Books of 2023

"A surrealist story about anticipatory grief that is as wryly funny as it is moving. Broder curls moments of devastation softly towards moments of the mundane. . . . Broder's third novel is a propulsive, semi-meta journey of an author balancing the sorrow of a sick husband and a father in the ICU with a looming novel deadline . . . unforgettable." --NYLON

"Broder takes her absurdist humor to new heights as she spins a surrealist tale of emptiness, exploration and existential crisis in the California desert." --W Magazine, Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2023

"Broder's own gift is for scenes and dialogue that are so natural--in that they reflect the ridiculousness and surrealism of real life--that they tip over into the uncanny. She is also very funny." --The Los Angeles Times

"A profound look at caregiving and grief, but it also manages to be a very funny, quick, and engaging read. Don't miss it." --theSkimm

"Broder is a comedic writer, a poet averse to stale language and an online personality tirelessly manning a churn of new quips on the familiar subject of sadness." --Washington Post

"Think the Chronicles of Narnia, but instead of a wardrobe, it's a cactus." --Cosmopolitan

"Funny, frank and life-affirming." ?Daily Mail

"Vividly relatable. . . . a psychological portrait of a woman trying to come to terms with the terrifying co-existence of life and death." --Telegraph (UK)

"Death Valley is one of the funniest, most tender stories I've read about improbable cacti, dying fathers, and desert survival skills . . . a nuanced and authentic portrayal of grief." --Locus Magazine

"There is nothing obvious about Broder's searching, or the tenderness she visits on characters who fail to save those they love from pain and death." --Annie Liontas, Electric Literature

"A riotous victory . . . Broder has illuminated a tale of grief and loss with her characteristic wit and insight. The result is as dazzlingly brilliant as a desert sunset." --Pop Matters

"Grab a tall glass of water before cracking open this surreal, darkly funny novel. . . . You'll find yourself mesmerized by the story as much as the deeper lessons beneath it."--Good Housekeeping