Such a Fun Age: 'The book of the year' Independent [Paperback] Reid, Kiley

Alix Chamberlain is a successful influencer living her best life in Philadelphia. Emira Tucker is her part-time babysitter, a Black twenty-five-year-old trying to figure out what comes next. One night, Emira is stopped by security while babysitting Alix's white toddler at an upscale grocery store — accused of kidnapping the child she's being paid to watch. The incident is filmed, and what follows is a sharp, uncomfortable examination of privilege, performative allyship, and who gets to be outraged on whose behalf. Kiley Reid's debut cuts through the noise of well-meaning liberalism with precision and dark humor, showing how good intentions can become their own kind of weapon. For anyone who's ever felt the gap between what people say they believe and what they actually do. This modern social satire sits at 4.0 on Goodreads with over 400,000 ratings.