[PREORDER] Stoner (New York Review Books Classics)
This is a preorder book, available to order from 25 June to 10 July. Estimated arrival is 2–4 weeks after the preorder period ends (it may arrive sooner!).
Sometimes the most unremarkable life can also be the most quietly profound.
Stoner tells the story of William Stoner, a farm boy who becomes a professor and whose days pass mostly unnoticed by those around him. Nothing about his life is extraordinary. He marries, he teaches, he makes mistakes, yet in these small, everyday moments, John Williams reveals a profound emotional landscape.
Written in graceful, unadorned prose, this novel explores what it means to do your best in a world that rarely seems to care. It honors the beauty of persistence and the cost of loneliness, reminding us that even an ordinary life holds its own kind of quiet heroism.
📗 In The Mood For…
Feeling Grounded
A story that slows you down and asks you to pay attention.
✅ Finds depth in the seemingly mundane details of a life
✅ Lets you sit with a character who rarely says what he feels, but feels everything
Understanding Myself
Reflective and honest about choices, regret, and endurance.
✅ Illuminates the quiet resilience it takes to simply keep going
✅ Encourages readers to look kindly at their own small histories
📘 Stories About…
Family & Generations
A portrait of a husband and father who never quite knows how to bridge the distance between himself and those he loves.
✅ Shows how the people we live with can still remain a mystery
✅ Touches on the tender ache of connections that never fully form
Time & Memory
Years pass slowly but leave deep marks.
✅ Honors the weight of long days and fleeting pleasures
✅ Suggests that every life contains its share of beauty and sorrow