The Great Wherever: A Novel Holiday Seasonal Arthur works hard and loves

Arthur works hard and loves with his whole heart so none of the children ever feel the neglect and pain that he once felt as an orphan on that very same island so long ago

By turns thoughtful

while his sister curates the settlement's peculiar natural science collection

blasting cafeteria pizza for looking like cardboard and opining that the baked beans weren’t “beany” enough

with illuminating documentary material about the playwright and his most famous drama

The Great Wherever: A Novel Holiday Seasonal Arthur works hard and lovesOne of Esquire's 22 Most Anticipated Books of 2026 One of Publishers Weekly's 10 Most Anticipated Literary Fiction titles for Spring Summer 2026 One of Literary Hub's and BookPage's Most Anticipated Books of 2026 The dead are relentless gossips, or at least these dead are. An impulsive and heartbroken woman inherits her fathers share of a Tennessee farm that is rich in family secrets and occupied with busybody ghosts in this sweeping family portrait.