ing been depicted with the relentless honesty, wide-ranging empathy, and Superbad-meets-Siddhartha playfulness of HELL IS A WORLD WITHOUT YOU. During the time of Pizza Hut buffets, 9/11, and all-night Mario Kart parties, a grieving teenager faces a mortal crossroads: fire-and-brimstone certainty vs. forbidden love. And whether or not you've ever begged God to delay the Rapture (so you could have time to lose your virginity), that kid's story is about you.

• "Best-seller."-USA Today, IndieReader, Bookshop
• "Thank you to Jason Kirk."-The Trevor Project, after this novel's launch raised over $50,000 for the LGBTQ charity
• "Emotionally pure, devilishly funny. Adored it." -Brian Dannelly, co-writer/director, Saved!
• "Hilarious, big-hearted, deeply humane. Miracle." -Brian Phillips, NYT Best-Selling author
• "No book has better depicted Evangelical terror. I loved it." -Jane Coaston, contributor, CNN
• "A magic trick, almost tactile in its specificity, yet universal." -Claire McNear, author, Answers in the Form of Questions
• "Funny, compassionate, romantic, universal." -Will Leitch, author, How Lucky
• "Almost astonishingly accurate. Unshakably critical, unshakably empathetic." -Jon Bois, creator, 17776
• "Genuinely funny. Painfully accurate." -Drew Magary, author, The Night the Lights Went Out
• "Rings with truth. I loved this book." -Anthony Oliveira, author, Dayspring
• "Like reading my own teenage Evangelical diary. Hilarious." -April Ajoy, co-host, Evangelicalish
• "Hilarious yet biting." -Zito Manu, author, The Minotaur at Calle Lanza
• "Uncannily familiar. I got severely weepy." -Jeb Lund, national columnist
• "Will make you laugh, cry, think, and listen to MxPx."-Mike Altman, Professor of Religious Studies, Alabama
• "Absolutely slaps, whether you were Evangelical or not."-Jonathan Field, Assistant Professor of English, Clemson
• "Devastatingly funny. I love these idiot church kids." -Victoria Zeller, author, One of the Boys
• "Will leave you laughing, crying, and feeling less alone." -Mason Mennenga, host, A People's Theology
• "So funny and smart." -Tommy Tomlinson, author, Dogland
• "What it's like to grow up Evangelical. Deeply funny. Deeply felt." -Tyler Parker, author, A Little Blood and Dancing
• "A little too real. Cathartic." -Blake Chastain, author, Exvangelical and Beyond
• "Hilarious, poignant, harrowing, romantic. A triumph." -Pete Volk, curation editor, Polygon
• "So evocative."-Bonnie Kristian, editorial director, Christianity Today
• "What being raised Evangelical is like."-Jonathan Redding, author, One Nation Under Graham
• "Funny, infuriating, tender." -Jay Busbee, author, Earnhardt Nation
• "Not just comedy. It's got real heart." -Jennifer Martin, author, Dirtbag Christian
• "I moved between laughing and crying so many times." -Zach Lambert, author, Better Ways to Read the Bible
• "Surprisingly relatable. Read it." -Trey Ferguson, author, Theologizin' Bigger
• "Thankful this book exists!" -Casey Haas, co-host, Fun Sexy Bible Time
• "If you grew up like we did, you will relate." "If you didn't, this is still for you." -Emily Rojas and Abigail Hewing, co-hosts, Readirect
• "I loved this book. It's painful, thoughtful and has a ton of soul." -Mike Golic, Jr., national sports broadcaster
• "Funny. For anyone who's ever felt disappointed by an institution." -Ryan Nanni, host, We're Not So Different
• "Extraordinary." "Jason writes his ass off." -Holly Anderson and Spencer Hall, creators, Channel Six