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MARCH 2ND

MARCH 2ND

MARCH 2ND

BOOK

UNIVERSALITY BY NATASHA BROWN

UNIVERSALITY
BY NATASHA BROWN

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JESSE HINKSON & JEFFREY WURTZ

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Remember—words are your weapons, they’re your tools, your currency: a twisty, slippery descent into the rhetoric of power.

Remember—words are your weapons, they’re your tools, your currency: a twisty, slippery descent into the rhetoric of power.

Remember—words are your weapons, they’re your tools, your currency: a twisty, slippery descent into the rhetoric of power.

“Original, vital, and unputdownable.”



—Tess Gunty, National Book Award–winning author of The Rabbit Hutch

“In what is proving to be her signature architecture—a compact, cunning design of secret passageways—Brown immerses the reader in a house of haunted language. Fixing its attention on the cultural mutations of the extraction economy, Universality implicates everyone and condemns no one. I emerged from this novel with the conviction that the murder victim Brown is here to avenge is discourse itself. . . . Original, vital, and unputdownable.”


—Tess Gunty, author of The Rabbit Hutch

UNIVERSALITY

NATASHA BROWN

UNIVERSALITY

NATASHA BROWN

Late one night on a Yorkshire farm, in the midst of an illegal rave, a young man is nearly bludgeoned to death with a solid gold bar.


An ambitious young journalist sets out to uncover the truth surrounding the attack, connecting the dots between an amoral banker landlord, an iconoclastic newspaper columnist, and a radical anarchist movement that has taken up residence on the farm. She solves the mystery, but her viral exposé raises more questions than it answers. Through a voyeuristic lens, and with a simmering power, Universality focuses on words: what we say, how we say it, and what we really mean.

Late one night on a Yorkshire farm, in the midst of an illegal rave, a young man is nearly bludgeoned to death with a solid gold bar.


An ambitious young journalist sets out to uncover the truth surrounding the attack, connecting the dots between an amoral banker landlord, an iconoclastic newspaper columnist, and a radical anarchist movement that has taken up residence on the farm.

A thrilling novel from one of the most acclaimed young novelists working today, Universality is a compelling, unsettling celebration of the spectacular, appalling force of language. It dares you to look away.


Natasha Brown was named one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists. Her debut novel, Assembly, was shortlisted for the Folio Prize, the Goldsmiths Prize, and the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction.

She solves the mystery, but her viral exposé raises more questions than it answers. Through a voyeuristic lens, and with a simmering power, Universality focuses on words: what we say, how we say it, and what we really mean.


A thrilling novel from one of the most acclaimed young novelists working today, Universality is a compelling, unsettling celebration of the spectacular, appalling force of language. It dares you to look away.

On Sale: March 4th

Publisher: Random House

“I think that is the book everyone will be reading and talking about in 2025. Brave, wry, cool, and thrilling, Universality is the kind of fiction that makes you sit up and feel alive.”

“I think that is the book everyone will be reading and talking about in 2025. Brave, wry, cool, and thrilling, Universality is the kind of fiction that makes you sit up and feel alive.”

“I think that is the book everyone will be reading and talking about in 2025. Brave, wry, cool, and thrilling, Universality is the kind of fiction that makes you sit up and feel alive.”

— Andrew O'Hagan
author of Caledonian Road

Photo: © Alice Zoo

— Andrew O'Hagan
author of Caledonian Road

Photo: © Alice Zoo

— Andrew O'Hagan
author of Caledonian Road


Photo: © Alice Zoo

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THE FIFTH
AVENUE HOTEL

THE FIFTH
AVENUE HOTEL

THE FIFTH
AVENUE HOTEL

IT'S GIVING LUXURY

IT'S GIVING LUXURY

IT'S GIVING LUXURY

A historic New York Gilded Age landmark reimagined as a luxury destination, The Fifth is our stunning home for a day of reading, dining and connection.

A historic New York Gilded Age landmark reimagined as a luxury destination, The Fifth is our stunning home for a day of reading, dining and connection.

A historic New York Gilded Age landmark reimagined as a luxury destination, The Fifth is our stunning home for a day of reading, dining and connection.

IN THE PORTRAIT BAR

IN THE
PORTRAIT BAR

IN THE PORTRAIT BAR

We'll get exclusive access to one of the hottest spaces in town for a reading session, surrounded by velvet and bookshelves galore!

We'll get exclusive access to one of the hottest spaces in town for a reading session, surrounded by velvet and bookshelves galore!

We'll get exclusive access to one of the hottest spaces in town for a reading session, surrounded by velvet and bookshelves galore!

BOOK-INSPIRED TASTING MENU

BOOK-THEMED DINNER

BOOK-INSPIRED TASTING MENU

JESSE HINKSON
& JEFFREY WURTZ

JESSE HINKSON
& JEFFREY WURTZ

JESSE HINKSON
& JEFFREY WURTZ

COOKIN'
THE BOOKS

COOKIN'
THE BOOKS

In a private dining room at The Fifth, we'll savor an incredible 5-course tasting menu that's themed to the pages of UNIVERSALITY.


Executive Chef Jesse Hinkson and Executive Pastry Chef Jeffrey Wurtz from the Cafe Carmellini crew are teaming up to cook the books!

In a private dining room at The Fifth, we'll savor an incredible 5-course tasting menu that's themed to the pages of UNIVERSALITY.


Executive Chef Jesse Hinkson and Executive Pastry Chef Jeffrey Wurtz from the Cafe Carmellini crew are teaming up to cook the books!

CURATED WINE PAIRING

CURATED WINE PAIRING

CURATED WINE PAIRING

Josh Nadel

Josh Nadel

Josh Nadel

FROM PAGE

TO PALATE

FROM PAGE

TO PALATE

Master Sommelier Josh Nadel will curate a sensational wine pairing for our 5 course tasting menu. Major!!!


Josh is the Beverage Director of the NoHo Hospitality Group, and the co-founder of the Oregon based winery, Gothic Wines.

Master Sommelier Josh Nadel will curate a sensational wine pairing for our 5 course tasting menu. Major!!!


Josh is the Beverage Director of the NoHo Hospitality Group, and the co-founder of the Oregon based winery, Gothic Wines.

3% of every booking will be donated to One Love Community Fridge.

3% of every booking will be donated to One Love Community Fridge.

3% of every booking will be donated to One Love Community Fridge.

One Love Community Fridge works to eradicate hunger, food insecurity, malnutrition, and the stigma associated with all three, through an integrated, multi-generational, and inclusive movement that centers access to fresh foods, nutrition education, and sustainability.

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