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A captivating debut following a cross-country road trip that will make you believe in the goodness of people, Off the Books sheds light on the power in humanity during the most troubled of times.

Recent Dartmouth dropout Mei, in search of a new direction in life, drives a limo to make ends meet. Her grandfather convinces her to allow her customers to pay under the table, and before she knows it, she is working as a routine chauffeur for sex workers. Mei does her best to mind her own business, but her knack for discretion soon leads her on a life-changing trip from San Francisco to Syracuse with a new client.

Handsome and reserved, Henry piques Mei's interest. Toting an enormous black suitcase with him everywhere he goes, he's more concerned with taking frequent breaks than making good time on the road. When Mei discovers Henry's secret, she has no choice but to confront him. What Henry reveals rocks her to her core and shifts this once casual, transactional road trip to one of moral stakes and dangerous consequences.

An original take on the great American road trip, Off the Books is a beautifully crafted coming-of-age story that showcases the resilience of the human spirit and the power of doing the right thing. The spirit of Frazier's characters will stay with readers long after they have arrived at their destination.

Soma Mei Sheng Frazier's writing has earned numerous nods and awards. She has been published in People, Electric Literature, Literary Hub, ZYZZYVA, Glimmer Train, the Mississippi Review, Hyphen, and Story, among others. She served as a San Francisco Library Laureate before relocating from California to New York for a professorship in creative writing at SUNY Oswego. Frazier has also taught at Oakland School for the Arts, the University of San Francisco, Valhalla Women's Correctional Facility and elsewhere-and she worked at KQED, a premier national public media source in the Bay Area. Soma spends her free time with her kid, also known as her road dog, driving from swimming pool to swimming pool across the U.S., literally testing the waters.