The Sideways Life of Denny Voss: A Novel by Holly Kennedy

Longlisted for the 2025 Giller Prize. Nominated for the 2026 Edgar Award―Best Paperback Original. Finalist for the 2026 Audie Award. In this poignant and funny novel, a man who is defined by his limitations sets out to fight a murder charge―and discovers unexpected truths about himself, his family, and the world at large. On the surface, Denny Voss’s life in rural Minnesota is a quiet one. At thirty years old, he lives at home with his elderly mother and his beloved blind and deaf Saint Bernard, George. He cleans up roadkill to help pay the bills. Though his prospects are limited by a developmental delay―the result of an accident at birth―Denny has always felt that he has “a good life.” So how did he wind up being charged with the murder of a mayoral candidate―after crashing a sled full of guns into a tree? Read more