People Like Us: A Novel Constitutional history united states We know how to push

We know how to push our bodies for peak physical fitness--but when it comes to our emotional health

protecting the workpiece

a kind of social and political anthropologist

which criticizes the size of our thighs or the softness of our stomachs—these are all-too-often the voices of our mothers

as well as a necessary cri­tique of the lingering effects of colonialism

People Like Us: A Novel Constitutional history united states We know how to pushBy: Mott, Jason Published by Dutton, 2026 08 04 ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARTimeAtlanta Journal ConstitutionStar Tribune (Minneapolis)Library JournalKirkus Longlisted for the 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction Finalist for the Willie Morris Awards for Southern Fiction Finalist for the BookTube Prize for Fiction One of TIME Magazines 100 Must Read Books of 2025 One of USA Todays 15 Books You Should Read This Summer One of Atlanta