About the Author
About the Author
Brodie Crellin lives in London and is an editor at Granta Magazine. A Sense of Occasion is Brodie's first novel.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"A comedy of bad manners, enacted cruelty, and zero-filter living." --Kirkus Reviews
"[An] intriguing exploration of sexuality, selfishness, and how family shapes identity." --Booklist "Truly profound on the costs of performing one's sexuality in public and private. I read it in a day; it was difficult to stop." --Merve Emre, author of The Ferrante Letters and The Personality Brokers
"It would be a mistake to call the members of Brodie Crellin's fictional family unlikeable characters - they're simply real, recognizable characters. Crellin has a genius for tracking the internal logic behind all kinds of catastrophically bad behavior. A Sense of Occasion is a wonderful book, at once shrewd and ethereal." --Chris Kraus, author of The Four Spent the Day Together and I Love Dick "Wincingly funny and indecently insightful about a host of distinctly twenty-first century foibles and pathologies . . . Astonishing that such an assured performance is also a debut!" --Benjamin Kunkel, author of Indecision "Meet the family!--and observe their interesting sex lives, depicted with joy and forensic subtlety. [A] delicious comedy of class, gender and sexuality . . . And if that's not enough, herein you will find the greatest orgasm even written." --Robert Glück "Unforgettable. . . Crellin explores the boundless complications of sexuality, desire and love with rigor, intelligence and humor. Here are characters and relationships which feel strange, distinctive and always true." --Rachel Connolly, author of Lazy City "An astonishing writer. . . so sharp and perfect. This book is sexy, terrifying, keen and startling." --Daisy Johnson, author of Everything Under and Sisters "An outstanding debut by a singular voice . . . embracing the claustrophobic atmosphere of totally dysfunctional families. A rare, funny novel." --Nicola Dinan, author of Disappoint Me "A masterfully constructed novel. . . profound, immersive, visceral, tender, deeply accomplished and completely unique." --Harriet Armstrong, author of To Rest Our Minds and Bodies
"[An] intriguing exploration of sexuality, selfishness, and how family shapes identity." --Booklist "Truly profound on the costs of performing one's sexuality in public and private. I read it in a day; it was difficult to stop." --Merve Emre, author of The Ferrante Letters and The Personality Brokers
"It would be a mistake to call the members of Brodie Crellin's fictional family unlikeable characters - they're simply real, recognizable characters. Crellin has a genius for tracking the internal logic behind all kinds of catastrophically bad behavior. A Sense of Occasion is a wonderful book, at once shrewd and ethereal." --Chris Kraus, author of The Four Spent the Day Together and I Love Dick "Wincingly funny and indecently insightful about a host of distinctly twenty-first century foibles and pathologies . . . Astonishing that such an assured performance is also a debut!" --Benjamin Kunkel, author of Indecision "Meet the family!--and observe their interesting sex lives, depicted with joy and forensic subtlety. [A] delicious comedy of class, gender and sexuality . . . And if that's not enough, herein you will find the greatest orgasm even written." --Robert Glück "Unforgettable. . . Crellin explores the boundless complications of sexuality, desire and love with rigor, intelligence and humor. Here are characters and relationships which feel strange, distinctive and always true." --Rachel Connolly, author of Lazy City "An astonishing writer. . . so sharp and perfect. This book is sexy, terrifying, keen and startling." --Daisy Johnson, author of Everything Under and Sisters "An outstanding debut by a singular voice . . . embracing the claustrophobic atmosphere of totally dysfunctional families. A rare, funny novel." --Nicola Dinan, author of Disappoint Me "A masterfully constructed novel. . . profound, immersive, visceral, tender, deeply accomplished and completely unique." --Harriet Armstrong, author of To Rest Our Minds and Bodies
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Riverhead Books
Pub date:
2026-06-09
Length:
368 pages
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