"A moving embodiment of the powerful, creative energy of grief." —Kirkus (starred review)

“In this gorgeous, broken-hearted elegy to a lost sister, Nadia Bowers has written an extraordinary, brave book. She interrogates her sister, her family, their history, and herself in incandescent language that gathers all the shards, the broken pieces left by grief, and turns them into mirrors that reflect our own humanity back to us.” —Dani Shapiro, New York Times bestselling author of Inheritance

“Powered by the weight of love and the rage of loss, this book is a radiant portrait of living with the complexities of grief. Intimate, honest, and gripping, Bowers has made a generous offering to everyone affected by the heartbreak of addiction.” —Ada Limón, 24th Poet Laureate of the United States

“Dear Dealer is one of the most honest books I’ve read about what addiction actually costs — not just the person using, but everyone who loved them and couldn’t find a way through. Nadia Bowers writes about her sister Sasha with fury and tenderness. What moved me most, as someone in recovery and as a sponsor, is what the book understands about how we get here: that addiction never arrives alone. It travels with shame, with silence, with the things families refuse to name. Sasha had a family that loved her genuinely and failed her quietly, the way families do when pain gets passed down without ever being looked at directly. Nadia doesn’t say this to blame anyone. She says it because the truth, however painful, is the only thing that might help the next family. Dear Dealer broke my heart and then did something rarer — it helped me understand why.” —Hank Azaria

“Bowers gives us a beautiful, devastating and intimate portrait of family, of sisterhood and of tragedy unfolding.” —Amy Bloom, New York Times bestselling author of Blunt Instrument