‘[A] bizarre and endearing debut . . . We can’t remember the last time we met a character this singular or read a book this funny.’—Oprah Daily (Best New Books to Read This Spring)
‘Sleek and darkly comical . . . with the melancholic wit and whimsy of Miranda July.’—The Boston Globe
Cross the jet bridge with Linda, a frequent flyer with an unusual obsession, in this ‘audaciously imagined and surprisingly tender’ (Rachel Yoder, author of Nightbitch) debut novel by the acclaimed author of Out There.
Linda is doing her best to lead a life that would appear normal to the casual observer. Weekdays, she earns $20 an hour moderating comments for a video-sharing platform, then rides the bus home to the windowless garage she rents on the outskirts of San Francisco. But on the last Friday of each month, she indulges her true passion, taking BART to SFO for a round-trip flight to a regional hub. The destination is irrelevant, because each trip means a new date with a handsome stranger—a stranger whose intelligent windscreens, sleek fuselages, and powerful engines make Linda feel a way that no human ever could. . . .
Linda knows that she can’t tell anyone she’s sexually obsessed with planes. Nor can she reveal her belief that it’s her destiny to ‘marry’ one of her suitors, uniting with her soulmate plane for eternity. But when an opportunity arises to hasten her dream of eternal partnership, and the carefully balanced elements of her life begin to spin out of control, she must choose between maintaining the trappings of normalcy and launching herself headlong toward the love she’s always dreamed of.
Both subversive and unexpectedly heartwarming, Sky Daddy hijacks the classic love story, exploring desire, fate, and the longing to be accepted for who we truly are.
Genre: Literary Fiction
‘Sleek and darkly comical . . . with the melancholic wit and whimsy of Miranda July.’—The Boston Globe
Cross the jet bridge with Linda, a frequent flyer with an unusual obsession, in this ‘audaciously imagined and surprisingly tender’ (Rachel Yoder, author of Nightbitch) debut novel by the acclaimed author of Out There.
Linda is doing her best to lead a life that would appear normal to the casual observer. Weekdays, she earns $20 an hour moderating comments for a video-sharing platform, then rides the bus home to the windowless garage she rents on the outskirts of San Francisco. But on the last Friday of each month, she indulges her true passion, taking BART to SFO for a round-trip flight to a regional hub. The destination is irrelevant, because each trip means a new date with a handsome stranger—a stranger whose intelligent windscreens, sleek fuselages, and powerful engines make Linda feel a way that no human ever could. . . .
Linda knows that she can’t tell anyone she’s sexually obsessed with planes. Nor can she reveal her belief that it’s her destiny to ‘marry’ one of her suitors, uniting with her soulmate plane for eternity. But when an opportunity arises to hasten her dream of eternal partnership, and the carefully balanced elements of her life begin to spin out of control, she must choose between maintaining the trappings of normalcy and launching herself headlong toward the love she’s always dreamed of.
Both subversive and unexpectedly heartwarming, Sky Daddy hijacks the classic love story, exploring desire, fate, and the longing to be accepted for who we truly are.
Genre: Literary Fiction
Praise for this book
"Get on board already! Sky Daddy is absurd and poignant, hilarious and gruesome, razor-sharp and tenderhearted." - Lily Brooks-Dalton
"This book is a dog whistle for the true freaks - never have I felt so seen! I loved it." - Rita Bullwinkel
"Delightfully weird and totally electric." - Gina Chung
"I found myself breathless, shocked, and wonderstruck. Kate Folk is a singular talent, soaring in a brilliant universe all her own." - Emily Habeck
"Kate Folk's sharp sentences and sidesplitting characters sparkle with glorious cringe. Do not miss this flight." - Henry Hoke
"With this brilliant deep dive into the irrational abyss of obsession, Kate Folk proves herself to be a truly original new voice in fiction." - Mat Johnson
"Breathtakingly audacious, Sky Daddy lifts off and swiftly accelerates, breaking the barrier of your preconceptions and disbelief, taking you to utterly new places and insights." - Ling Ma
"Sky Daddy is outrageously funny and smartly unsettling . . . also probably the worst (or . . . best?) book to read on a plane." - Ed Park
"Sky Daddy is a voyeuristic masterpiece - you'll never look at a contrail (or an airplane blanket) the same way again." - Kimberly King Parsons
"Innovative, daring, and (very) fun, Kate Folk's eccentrically smart novel of outward, and inward, love effortlessly blends humor and heart. It's impossible to forget." - Iain Reid
"This is the craziest, funniest book I've read in a while. And I read a lot of crazy, funny books. Get your boarding pass out and get ready for some turbulence. Sky Daddy is insane." - Gary Shteyngart
"With wit and humor, Kate Folk gives us an unsettling but fascinating look at the complicated ways humans relate to technology." - Weike Wang
"Sky Daddy is an exhilarating, addictive, and entirely convincing novel, not to mention strangely tender, deeply compassionate, and with pin-sharp prose." - Lara Williams
"Powerful and wise, Sky Daddy also manages to be the funniest book about sexual obsession that I have ever read." - Colin Winnette
"This book is a dog whistle for the true freaks - never have I felt so seen! I loved it." - Rita Bullwinkel
"Delightfully weird and totally electric." - Gina Chung
"I found myself breathless, shocked, and wonderstruck. Kate Folk is a singular talent, soaring in a brilliant universe all her own." - Emily Habeck
"Kate Folk's sharp sentences and sidesplitting characters sparkle with glorious cringe. Do not miss this flight." - Henry Hoke
"With this brilliant deep dive into the irrational abyss of obsession, Kate Folk proves herself to be a truly original new voice in fiction." - Mat Johnson
"Breathtakingly audacious, Sky Daddy lifts off and swiftly accelerates, breaking the barrier of your preconceptions and disbelief, taking you to utterly new places and insights." - Ling Ma
"Sky Daddy is outrageously funny and smartly unsettling . . . also probably the worst (or . . . best?) book to read on a plane." - Ed Park
"Sky Daddy is a voyeuristic masterpiece - you'll never look at a contrail (or an airplane blanket) the same way again." - Kimberly King Parsons
"Innovative, daring, and (very) fun, Kate Folk's eccentrically smart novel of outward, and inward, love effortlessly blends humor and heart. It's impossible to forget." - Iain Reid
"This is the craziest, funniest book I've read in a while. And I read a lot of crazy, funny books. Get your boarding pass out and get ready for some turbulence. Sky Daddy is insane." - Gary Shteyngart
"With wit and humor, Kate Folk gives us an unsettling but fascinating look at the complicated ways humans relate to technology." - Weike Wang
"Sky Daddy is an exhilarating, addictive, and entirely convincing novel, not to mention strangely tender, deeply compassionate, and with pin-sharp prose." - Lara Williams
"Powerful and wise, Sky Daddy also manages to be the funniest book about sexual obsession that I have ever read." - Colin Winnette
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