Deep Cuts

It was the love story of the decade… Or it should have been –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM A24, FILMING IN SPRING 2026 'Tender as a ballad and pleasurable as a pop song' COCO MELLORS 'Clever and heart-wrenching and addictive' MIRANDA COWLEY HELLER 'An incredibly special book' BETH O'LEARY –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The first time Joe plays Percy one of his songs in his college room in 2000, she instantly realises three things: One, she is watching a star in the making. Two, she can shape his music into something extraordinary. Three, she will always be on the sidelines. She swallows her jealousy and throws herself into collaboration, transforming Joe’s songs into indie hits with her blistering critiques. But there’s an undercurrent to the music they’re making – something undeniably electric, hurtling towards love. And then, almost inevitably, towards heartbreak. As Joe steps into the spotlight, can Percy bear to watch on in silence? And can he exist there without her? Deep Cuts is an irresistible novel about passion and obsession, love and longing and, above all, our need to be heard. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– WHAT READERS ARE SAYING… 'The best debut novel I've ever read' ' I need this book to come out so I can talk to at least one person about it!! Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow meets Normal People , with all the nostalgia of Almost Famous and High Fidelity ' 'You need to add this to your TBR. Just trust me on this, ok?' 'I can’t believe this book is a debut novel because of how good it is. I felt a mixture of Sally Rooney with Gabrielle Zevin and it was delicious' 'I love it with all my heart, I'm super sad it's over and I will be insufferable when it's out' ' I wish I could have written this book. I’m jealous of people who haven’t yet read this book' 'This is an absolutely breathtaking debut. I cannot hammer that home enough' 'I can’t believe this is a debut! It’s perfect for fans of One Day and Daisy Jones & The Six … This one hit me hard' –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

It was the love story of the decade… Or it should have been –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM A24, FILMING IN SPRING 2026 'Tender as a ballad and pleasurable as a pop song' COCO MELLORS 'Clever and heart-wrenching and addictive' MIRANDA COWLEY HELLER 'An incredibly special book' BETH O'LEARY –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The first time Joe plays Percy one of his songs in his college room in 2000, she instantly realises three things: One, she is watching a star in the making. Two, she can shape his music into something extraordinary. Three, she will always be on the sidelines. She swallows her jealousy and throws herself into collaboration, transforming Joe’s songs into indie hits with her blistering critiques. But there’s an undercurrent to the music they’re making – something undeniably electric, hurtling towards love. And then, almost inevitably, towards heartbreak. As Joe steps into the spotlight, can Percy bear to watch on in silence? And can he exist there without her? Deep Cuts is an irresistible novel about passion and obsession, love and longing and, above all, our need to be heard. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– WHAT READERS ARE SAYING… 'The best debut novel I've ever read' ' I need this book to come out so I can talk to at least one person about it!! Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow meets Normal People , with all the nostalgia of Almost Famous and High Fidelity ' 'You need to add this to your TBR. Just trust me on this, ok?' 'I can’t believe this book is a debut novel because of how good it is. I felt a mixture of Sally Rooney with Gabrielle Zevin and it was delicious' 'I love it with all my heart, I'm super sad it's over and I will be insufferable when it's out' ' I wish I could have written this book. I’m jealous of people who haven’t yet read this book' 'This is an absolutely breathtaking debut. I cannot hammer that home enough' 'I can’t believe this is a debut! It’s perfect for fans of One Day and Daisy Jones & The Six … This one hit me hard' –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

LET’S ALL MEET UP IN THE YEAR 2000: Det er fredag aften, og Percy står som sædvanlig og kloger sig på musik i baren. Hall & Oates spiller på jukeboksen. Percy, som ikke selv er musiker, men ved en masse om musik, kan ikke lade være med at overanalysere sangen, selv om hun godt ved, hun er pænt ulidelig at høre på. Men i aften er noget anderledes. Fyren ved siden af hende, Joe, som også går på uni, er sangskriver. Og han kan ikke få nok af at lytte til Percy. Joe spørger Percy, om hun har lyst til at give feedback på en af hans sange, og det bliver starten på et særligt forhold, som kommer til at strække sig over de næste mange år og vende op og ned på alt i deres liv – deres egoer, kærlighedsliv, karrierer. Er deres samarbejde prisen værd? Eller forhindrer det Percy i at finde sin egen vej og stemme? Et sted mellem Nick Hornbys High Fidelity, Sally Rooneys Normale mennesker og David Nicholls’ Samme dag næste år har Holly Brickley begået en drøm af en roman om musik, kærlighed, kunst og venskab. En eviggyldig fortælling om at søge efter et ståsted i verden efter 9/11 og en generationsroman om 00’ernes kulturelle brydningstid.

It was the love story of the decade… Or it should have been –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM A24, FILMING IN SPRING 2026 'Tender as a ballad and pleasurable as a pop song' COCO MELLORS 'Clever and heart-wrenching and addictive' MIRANDA COWLEY HELLER 'An incredibly special book' BETH O'LEARY –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The first time Joe plays Percy one of his songs in his college room in 2000, she instantly realises three things: One, she is watching a star in the making. Two, she can shape his music into something extraordinary. Three, she will always be on the sidelines. She swallows her jealousy and throws herself into collaboration, transforming Joe’s songs into indie hits with her blistering critiques. But there’s an undercurrent to the music they’re making – something undeniably electric, hurtling towards love. And then, almost inevitably, towards heartbreak. As Joe steps into the spotlight, can Percy bear to watch on in silence? And can he exist there without her? Deep Cuts is an irresistible novel about passion and obsession, love and longing and, above all, our need to be heard. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– WHAT READERS ARE SAYING… 'The best debut novel I've ever read' ' I need this book to come out so I can talk to at least one person about it!! Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow meets Normal People , with all the nostalgia of Almost Famous and High Fidelity ' 'You need to add this to your TBR. Just trust me on this, ok?' 'I can’t believe this book is a debut novel because of how good it is. I felt a mixture of Sally Rooney with Gabrielle Zevin and it was delicious' 'I love it with all my heart, I'm super sad it's over and I will be insufferable when it's out' ' I wish I could have written this book. I’m jealous of people who haven’t yet read this book' 'This is an absolutely breathtaking debut. I cannot hammer that home enough' 'I can’t believe this is a debut! It’s perfect for fans of One Day and Daisy Jones & The Six … This one hit me hard' –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

It was the love story of the decade… Or it should have been –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM A24, FILMING IN SPRING 2026 'Tender as a ballad and pleasurable as a pop song' COCO MELLORS 'Clever and heart-wrenching and addictive' MIRANDA COWLEY HELLER 'An incredibly special book' BETH O'LEARY –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The first time Joe plays Percy one of his songs in his college room in 2000, she instantly realises three things: One, she is watching a star in the making. Two, she can shape his music into something extraordinary. Three, she will always be on the sidelines. She swallows her jealousy and throws herself into collaboration, transforming Joe’s songs into indie hits with her blistering critiques. But there’s an undercurrent to the music they’re making – something undeniably electric, hurtling towards love. And then, almost inevitably, towards heartbreak. As Joe steps into the spotlight, can Percy bear to watch on in silence? And can he exist there without her? Deep Cuts is an irresistible novel about passion and obsession, love and longing and, above all, our need to be heard. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– WHAT READERS ARE SAYING… 'The best debut novel I've ever read' ' I need this book to come out so I can talk to at least one person about it!! Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow meets Normal People , with all the nostalgia of Almost Famous and High Fidelity ' 'You need to add this to your TBR. Just trust me on this, ok?' 'I can’t believe this book is a debut novel because of how good it is. I felt a mixture of Sally Rooney with Gabrielle Zevin and it was delicious' 'I love it with all my heart, I'm super sad it's over and I will be insufferable when it's out' ' I wish I could have written this book. I’m jealous of people who haven’t yet read this book' 'This is an absolutely breathtaking debut. I cannot hammer that home enough' 'I can’t believe this is a debut! It’s perfect for fans of One Day and Daisy Jones & The Six … This one hit me hard' –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

It was the love story of the decade… Or it should have been –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM A24, FILMING IN SPRING 2026 'Tender as a ballad and pleasurable as a pop song' COCO MELLORS 'Clever and heart-wrenching and addictive' MIRANDA COWLEY HELLER 'An incredibly special book' BETH O'LEARY –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The first time Joe plays Percy one of his songs in his college room in 2000, she instantly realises three things: One, she is watching a star in the making. Two, she can shape his music into something extraordinary. Three, she will always be on the sidelines. She swallows her jealousy and throws herself into collaboration, transforming Joe’s songs into indie hits with her blistering critiques. But there’s an undercurrent to the music they’re making – something undeniably electric, hurtling towards love. And then, almost inevitably, towards heartbreak. As Joe steps into the spotlight, can Percy bear to watch on in silence? And can he exist there without her? Deep Cuts is an irresistible novel about passion and obsession, love and longing and, above all, our need to be heard. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– WHAT READERS ARE SAYING… 'The best debut novel I've ever read' ' I need this book to come out so I can talk to at least one person about it!! Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow meets Normal People , with all the nostalgia of Almost Famous and High Fidelity ' 'You need to add this to your TBR. Just trust me on this, ok?' 'I can’t believe this book is a debut novel because of how good it is. I felt a mixture of Sally Rooney with Gabrielle Zevin and it was delicious' 'I love it with all my heart, I'm super sad it's over and I will be insufferable when it's out' ' I wish I could have written this book. I’m jealous of people who haven’t yet read this book' 'This is an absolutely breathtaking debut. I cannot hammer that home enough' 'I can’t believe this is a debut! It’s perfect for fans of One Day and Daisy Jones & The Six … This one hit me hard' –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

It was the love story of the decade… Or it should have been –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM A24, FILMING IN SPRING 2026 'Tender as a ballad and pleasurable as a pop song' COCO MELLORS 'Clever and heart-wrenching and addictive' MIRANDA COWLEY HELLER 'An incredibly special book' BETH O'LEARY –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The first time Joe plays Percy one of his songs in his college room in 2000, she instantly realises three things: One, she is watching a star in the making. Two, she can shape his music into something extraordinary. Three, she will always be on the sidelines. She swallows her jealousy and throws herself into collaboration, transforming Joe’s songs into indie hits with her blistering critiques. But there’s an undercurrent to the music they’re making – something undeniably electric, hurtling towards love. And then, almost inevitably, towards heartbreak. As Joe steps into the spotlight, can Percy bear to watch on in silence? And can he exist there without her? Deep Cuts is an irresistible novel about passion and obsession, love and longing and, above all, our need to be heard. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– WHAT READERS ARE SAYING… 'The best debut novel I've ever read' ' I need this book to come out so I can talk to at least one person about it!! Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow meets Normal People , with all the nostalgia of Almost Famous and High Fidelity ' 'You need to add this to your TBR. Just trust me on this, ok?' 'I can’t believe this book is a debut novel because of how good it is. I felt a mixture of Sally Rooney with Gabrielle Zevin and it was delicious' 'I love it with all my heart, I'm super sad it's over and I will be insufferable when it's out' ' I wish I could have written this book. I’m jealous of people who haven’t yet read this book' 'This is an absolutely breathtaking debut. I cannot hammer that home enough' 'I can’t believe this is a debut! It’s perfect for fans of One Day and Daisy Jones & The Six … This one hit me hard' –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

LET’S ALL MEET UP IN THE YEAR 2000: Det er fredag aften, og Percy står som sædvanlig og kloger sig på musik i baren. Hall & Oates spiller på jukeboksen. Percy, som ikke selv er musiker, men ved en masse om musik, kan ikke lade være med at overanalysere sangen, selv om hun godt ved, hun er pænt ulidelig at høre på. Men i aften er noget anderledes. Fyren ved siden af hende, Joe, som også går på uni, er sangskriver. Og han kan ikke få nok af at lytte til Percy. Joe spørger Percy, om hun har lyst til at give feedback på en af hans sange, og det bliver starten på et særligt forhold, som kommer til at strække sig over de næste mange år og vende op og ned på alt i deres liv – deres egoer, kærlighedsliv, karrierer. Er deres samarbejde prisen værd? Eller forhindrer det Percy i at finde sin egen vej og stemme? Et sted mellem Nick Hornbys High Fidelity, Sally Rooneys Normale mennesker og David Nicholls’ Samme dag næste år har Holly Brickley begået en drøm af en roman om musik, kærlighed, kunst og venskab. En eviggyldig fortælling om at søge efter et ståsted i verden efter 9/11 og en generationsroman om 00’ernes kulturelle brydningstid.

"Tender as a ballad and pleasurable as a pop song, Deep Cuts is both a romp into the indie sleaze era of the early aughts and a timeless love story."--Coco Mellors, New York Times bestselling author of Blue Sisters "Warm, nostalgic, totally engrossing. I loved this novel."--Liz Moore, New York Times bestselling author of The God of the Woods Look, the song whispered to me, that day in my living room. Life can be so big. It's a Friday night in a campus bar in Berkeley, fall of 2000, and Percy Marks is pontificating about music again. Hall and Oates is on the jukebox, and Percy--who has no talent for music, just lots of opinions about it--can't stop herself from overanalyzing the song, indulging what she knows to be her most annoying habit. But something is different tonight. The guy beside her at the bar, fellow student Joe Morrow, is a songwriter. And he could listen to Percy talk all night. Joe asks Percy for feedback on one of his songs--and the results kick off a partnership that will span years, ignite new passions in them both, and crush their egos again and again. Is their collaboration worth its cost? Or is it holding Percy back from finding her own voice? Moving from Brooklyn bars to San Francisco dance floors, Deep Cuts examines the nature of talent, obsession, belonging, and above all, our need to be heard.

"Tender as a ballad and pleasurable as a pop song, Deep Cuts is both a romp into the indie sleaze era of the early aughts and a timeless love story."--Coco Mellors, New York Times bestselling author of Blue Sisters "Warm, nostalgic, totally engrossing. I loved this novel."--Liz Moore, New York Times bestselling author of The God of the Woods Look, the song whispered to me, that day in my living room. Life can be so big. It's a Friday night in a campus bar in Berkeley, fall of 2000, and Percy Marks is pontificating about music again. Hall and Oates is on the jukebox, and Percy--who has no talent for music, just lots of opinions about it--can't stop herself from overanalyzing the song, indulging what she knows to be her most annoying habit. But something is different tonight. The guy beside her at the bar, fellow student Joe Morrow, is a songwriter. And he could listen to Percy talk all night. Joe asks Percy for feedback on one of his songs--and the results kick off a partnership that will span years, ignite new passions in them both, and crush their egos again and again. Is their collaboration worth its cost? Or is it holding Percy back from finding her own voice? Moving from Brooklyn bars to San Francisco dance floors, Deep Cuts examines the nature of talent, obsession, belonging, and above all, our need to be heard.