Book Chat with Anna Katsavos: Dream State (2025) by Eric Puchner

This multigenerational saga set in a fictionalized valley in Montana spans fifty years, beginning with an anticipated lakeside wedding that is promptly upended by a love triangle and the outbreak of a norovirus. The ramifications of that summer's events and the climate change impacting the region dictate the rest of the novel. As the characters age from their twenties into their seventies, the characters' lives shift through emotions and relationships set against the backdrop of a dystopian landscape. This story of fate, friendship, and love is an Oprah's Book Club pick.