How to Be a Normal Person
By TJ Klune
- Release Date: 2026-05-12
- Genre: Contemporary
Description
A sweet and funny queer romcom about a misfit video rental store owner who pretends to be normal in order to win the heart of the newest barista in town from #1 New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune, now available in hardcover from Tor Books
Gustavo Tiberius is not normal. He knows this. Everyone in his small town of Abby, Oregon, knows this. He reads encyclopedias every night before bed. He has a pet ferret named Harry S. Truman. It’s 2014 and he owns a video rental store that no one goes to. His closest friends are a lady named Lottie with drag queen hair and a trio of elderly Vespa riders known as the We Three Queens.
Gus is not normal. And he's fine with that. All he wants is to be left alone.
Until Casey, an asexual stoner hipster and the newest employee at Lottie’s Lattes, enters his life. For some reason, Casey thinks Gus is the greatest thing ever. And maybe Gus is starting to think the same thing about Casey, even if Casey is obsessive about Instagramming his food.
But Gus isn’t normal and Casey deserves someone who can be. Suddenly wanting to be that someone, Gus steps out of his comfort zone and plans to become the most normal person ever.
After all, what could possibly go wrong?
Perfect for fans of nostalgic counterculture narratives like High Fidelity and upbeat queer romances by Casey McQuiston.
Tor Publishing Group books by TJ Klune
BOOKS FOR ADULTS
The Cerulean Chronicles
The House in the Cerulean Sea
Somewhere Beyond the Sea
The Green Creek Series
Wolfsong
Ravensong
Heartsong
Brothersong
Standalones
The Bones Beneath My Skin
Under the Whispering Door
In the Lives of Puppets
We Burned So Bright
The Stars Look Like Home
BOOKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS
The Extraordinaries Series
The Extraordinaries
Flash Fire
Heat Wave
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
