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* Most Anticipated Books of 2023 LitHub *Page One feature at Poets & Writers* 12 Must-Read Books of January 2023 Chicago Review of Books* Must-Read Paperbacks to Kick Off 2023 Book Riot*30 Indie Books to Look Out for in 2023 Independent Book ReviewProvocative, poignant, and resoundingly hilarious,The Red-Headed Pilgrimis the tragicomic tale of an anxious red-head and his sordid pursuit of enlightenment and pleasure (not necessarily in that order).On a sunny day in a business park near Portland, Oregon, 42-year-old web developer Kevin Maloney is in the throes of an existential crisis that finds him shoeless in a field of Queen Annes lace, reflecting on the tumultuous events that brought him to this moment. Growing up in the suburbs, young Kevin suffered a psychological break that ripped me from my humdrum existence mainlining high fructose corn syrup and episodes ofThe Golden Girls. Thus begins a journey of hard-earned insights and sexual awakening that takes Kevin from angst-ridden Beaverton to the beaches of San Diego, a frontier-themed roadside attraction in Helena, Montana, and a hermetic shack on an organic lettuce farm.Everything changes when Kevin falls in love with Wendy. After a chance tarot reading lands them on the frigid coast of Maine, their lives are unsettled by the birth of their daughter, Zo, whose sudden presence is oftentimes terrifying, frequently disturbing, and yetmiraculouslyalways wondrous.The Red-Headed Pilgrimis an irresistible novel of misadventure and new beginnings, of wanderlust and bad decisions, of parenthood and divorce, and of the heartfelt truths we unearth when we least expect it.READ AN EXCERPT:Hansel & Gretel excerpted from The Red-Headed Pilgrim, on Fence.