Crossroads

Crossroads: A Novel is a 2021 novel by American author Jonathan Franzen. His sixth novel, Crossroads was published on October 5, 2021. It is a family saga set during the 1970s and centers on the Hildebrandt family in the fictional small town of New Prospect, Illinois. It was first announced on November 13, 2020, by Franzen's publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux.The novel is the first volume in a projected trilogy titled A Key to All Mythologies. Franzen intends the trilogy to "span three generations and trace the inner life of our culture through the present day."