![]() ![]() This story takes place in the ’90s, or opens in the ’90s, with these friends at Berkeley, very tight-knit group, but it quickly moves to the future, and there's a lot of time that passes between them before this pact gets activated, but it does get activated. At any time of their choosing each can call on the others to gather for their own funeral, during which they get to be celebrated while still alive. When one in the group dies of a drug overdose two weeks before graduation, the remaining friends make an unusual pact. ![]() Marielle, Naomi, Craig, Alec, the Jordans-Jordan and Jordy-quickly become family to each other. ![]() TF: The Celebrants is about a group of friends who first meet during their sophomore year at Berkeley. Steven Rowley: Thank you so much for having me. He's here today to talk about his new novel, The Celebrants, and I'm so pleased to welcome him to Audible. Steven is the author of Lily and the Octopus, The Editor, The Guncle, and The Dogs of Venice, an Audible Original story. Today I am delighted to be talking to writer Steven Rowley. Tricia Ford: Hi, I'm Tricia Ford and I'm an editor here at Audible. Note: Text has been edited and does not match audio exactly. ![]()
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