FOMO: Fear of Missing Out

KIRKUS REVIEWS hearts FOMO:“…DRAMATIC, FIZZY & FUN!”“THE PROSE IS FULL OF RICH DETAIL ABOUT THE LIVES OF THE CHARACTERS AND PALM SPRINGS AS A PLACE.” “KATKOV MAKES COMPELLING POINTS ABOUT RACE, QUEERNESS AND GENERATIONAL DIVIDES.”**********************************************************************************************************************************************Is the grass any greener on the other side?Palm Springs shimmers with sun-washed glamour, mid-century architecture and a promise of reinvention. Beneath the manicured façades, though, real lives unfold in all their messy, glorious, heartbreaking complexity.Meet Stanford Swanson, a sophisticate whose curated life of pool parties, designer décor and witty banter comes crashing down after Bob, his longstanding husband, dumps him for a twenty-something hottie.“It’s nothing you said or did, Stanny, or didn’t say or do. We’re happy. But how do I know I can’t be happier? I know the grass isn’t always greener, but I have to find out. It’s what they say: FOMO, fear of missing out.”After decades of catering to Bob’s every business and social need, Stanford now faces life alone – not his strong suit. Enter Charlene, his fiercely loyal BFF – an attorney, single mother and force of nature – who’s fighting her own battles with love, family and the ghosts of Palm Springs’ buried racial strife. Together, they face every roadblock the universe throws at them. And then some.As Stanford struggles with bachelorhood, questions abound. Will Bob tire of his new filly and return to Stanny’s stable? Will a new love find Stanford? Most central of all, will he move beyond being Bob’s social butterfly… and establish a new, more authentic identity?Told with humor, candor and a keen eye for detail, FOMO is a story about chosen family, second chances and the courage to rewrite the script. Read more