So Old, So Young

By (author) Ginder, Grant
Description:
A Most Anticipated Novel of 2026 by Time, Town & Country, Bustle, Zibby Media, & B&N Reads • February Book Club Pick by Good Housekeeping

“Grant Ginder has written The Big Chill of our times…and possibly done an even better job. So Old, So Young is a triumph. I will never forget these characters.” —Elin Hilderbrand

“So Old, So Young is a story of romantic love, professional jealousy, misplaced longing, and—above all—the gift of lifelong friendship. You will laugh on every page, except for when you find yourself moved to tears.” —Jenny Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of Pineapple Street

Six Friends.
Five Parties.
Twenty Years…
How did we get So Old, So Young?

From Grant Ginder, the bestselling author of The People We Hate at the Wedding, comes a generation-defining novel that is part love story, part tragic comedy. Five parties over the course of twenty years bring six college friends together, exploring the ways we run from and cling to our friends in love, life, and death.

For Marco and Mia, Sasha and Theo, Richie and Adam, the one constant in life after college together has been change. New jobs. New cities. New spouses. New children. Through it all, one thing they thought would always stay the same is their friendship.

But time has a way of breaking even the strongest bonds, and testing what we thought we knew. From East Village apartment parties and disastrous destination weddings, to fortieth birthdays and suburban backyard barbecues, Grant Ginder’s resonant, funny, and deeply moving novel is a story about the growing pains of the Millennial generation, and a celebration of how love can shift, stumble, and grow into something bigger than we ever could have imagined.
Review quote:
“A resonant exploration of platonic love and what it takes to grow up and grow together. Ginder writes about friendship with his signature wit and insight—his characters are smart, messy, gloriously flawed, and laugh-out-loud funny. So Old, So Young is as sharp as it is tender.”
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“Heartbreaking, heartwarming and oh, so very true: with So Old, So Young, Grant Ginder has delivered a pitch perfect tribute to the powers (and perils) of long-lasting friendship. Party by party, year by year, we watch a group of college friends do the inevitable hard work of growing up. These characters and their lives are fresh, and yet their story is universal. Ginder will make you smile, cry and pick up the phone and call your oldest friend.”
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“Sharp, funny and profound. Ginder at his best.” 
Review quote:
“A sensational novel that follows a group of friends from the salad days of college through the thorny years of middle age, So Old, So Young is a story of romantic love, professional jealousy, misplaced longing, and—above all—the gift of lifelong friendship. You will laugh on every page, except for when you find yourself moved to tears.”
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"I’m obsessed with this book! So Old, So Young follows a group of college friends over decades as they grow up and grow apart, perfectly capturing the splits, spats, and celebrations that occur over the years. These characters are so vivid and real that by the end of the book they felt like my friends…and I missed them badly as soon as I turned the last page. Grant Ginder is extraordinarily talented at examining the absurdity and joys of friendship and love, of making you laugh while he breaks your heart, and this is without a doubt his best book yet—honest, witty, and just so damn funny!"
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“Here it is: the friend-ensemble novel of our age. Grant Ginder delivers his trademark wit al