INDIES TODAY'S BEST CONTEMPORARY NOVEL OF 2020


"Insanely good" -Literary Titan
"You won't want to miss a single sentence." -Independent Book Review
"Cuttle glows with interest and graceful writing." -Foreword Reviews
"Hilariously astute...brimming with heart" -Indies Today
Nora Novak knows cuttlefish.
Actually, Nora knows a lot of species. She can name every shark, whale, eel, and Ohioian turtle (among others).
She's not as committed with humans.
But she's only been in her lab for a little over a decade. How much could she have missed?
As she's wrapping up her postdoc, Nora's carefully-balanced ecosystem is in crisis. Her maze-navigating cuttlefish are retiring. Polyester shorts are no longer "in." Somewhere along the line, she forgot to learn how to date.
So she does what any self-actualizing biologist in her early thirties would. Nora Novak embraces the #FOMO.


"Quirky and clever...perfectly in tune" -Reader's Favorite
"Poetic, captivating...a romance steeped in a vibrant personality's introspective genius." -Midwest Book Review
"Britain's writing is both assured and full of heart...a rollicking fun read." -The Praries