Big Kiss, Bye-Bye

Big Kiss, Bye-Bye
AuthorClaire-Louise Bennett
LanguageEnglish
PublisherFitzcarraldo Editions (UK), Riverhead (US)
Publication date
9 October 2025
Publication placeUnited Kingdom, United States
Media typePrint
Pages168
ISBN9781804271933
Preceded byCheckout 19 

Big Kiss, Bye-Bye is a novel by Claire-Louise Bennett. It is Bennet’s second novel and third book. It was selected as one of The New Yorker’s best books of 2025.[1] It tells the story of a writer who moves from the city to the countryside after her longtime affair with a much older man.

Reception

Big Kiss, Bye-Bye was reviewed by The New York Times book review,[2] The Atlantic,[3] and Financial Times.[4]

References

  1. ^ "The Best Books of 2025". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 31 December 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  2. ^ author, Mark O’ConnellMark O’Connell is the; Recently, Most; Truth, of “A Thread of Violence: A. Story of; Invention; Murder.” (18 October 2025). "In This Beguiling Novel, a 'Big Kiss' From a Modern Master". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 3 March 2026. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ Sasseen, Rhian (22 October 2025). "A Novel That Understands Where Romance Is Going". The Atlantic. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Client Challenge". www.ft.com. Retrieved 3 March 2026.