High Fidelity

Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers AwardNew York Times Notable BookNow a Hulu TV series starring Zoë Kravitz!I've always loved Nick Hornby and the way he writes characters and the way he thinks. It's funny and heartbreaking all at the same time.—Zoë KravitzFrom the bestselling author of About a BoyA Long Way Down and Dickens and Prince a wise and hilarious novel about love heartbreak and rock and roll.Rob is a pop music junkie who runs his own semi-failing record store. His girlfriend Laura has just left him for the guy upstairs and Rob is both miserable and relieved. After all could he have spent his life with someone who has a bad record collection? Rob seeks refuge in the company of the offbeat clerks at his store who endlessly review their top five films; top five Elvis Costello songs; top five episodes of Cheers.Rob tries dating a singer but maybe it’s just that he’s always wanted to sleep with someone who has a record contract. Then he sees Laura again. And Rob begins to think that life with kids marriage barbecues and soft rock CDs might not be so bad.