Crux: A Novel SIGNED FIRST EDITION

New York: Riverhead Books, 2026. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +/Very good +. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Gabriel Tallent to page specially bound in by the publisher. Stated first edition, first printing. 9 1/4" X 6". 408pp. Mild shelf wear to unclipped dust jacket with Signed Copy sticker to front panel, with gentle bumping to tail of spine. Bound in red paper over boards with spine backed in yellow and lettered in metallic purple. Bumping to head and tail of spine, else binding is fine, firm, tight, and sound. Pages are clean, bright, and unread. A very presentable signed first edition of this brilliant new novel by the New York Times bestselling author of My Absolute Darling, Gabriel Tallent.

ABOUT THIS BOOK:
In this story of intense friendship and grit, two down-and-out teens escape their lives and chase a different future through rock-climbing - from the New York Times bestselling author of My Absolute Darling.

Dan and Tamma are two teenagers in their last year of high school in the southern Mojave Desert. One is a gifted golden child, the other a mouthy burnout. Climbing boulders in trash-strewn parking lots during cold desert nights, they seal their unique bond and dream of a life of adventure.

As the year progresses and adult reality looms, they are rocked by change and pulled apart by irreconcilable obligations. Differences of class, talent, and prospects take on new importance; options dwindle, and their decisions grow ever more consequential and perilous. It feels inevitable, finally, that something must give.

With a magnificent gift for nature writing and a joyful appreciation for the redemptive power of friendship, Gabriel Tallent gives readers a rollicking, adrenaline-filled, and soul-searching novel about risking everything to change your life. (Publisher).