Big Kiss, Bye-Bye is a novel by Claire-Louise Bennett. It is Bennett’s second novel and third book. It was selected as one of The New Yorker’s best books of 2025. It tells the story of a writer who moves from the city to the countryside after her longtime affair with a much older man.

Reception Big Kiss, Bye-Bye was reviewed by The New York Times book review, The Atlantic, and Financial Times.

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