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The Love Song of Monkey

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A surreal, darkly comic take on postmodern medicine, love triangles, and the emptiness of contemporary life.
  • 18 August 2026
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From the author of The DIvine Farce


"Neuroscientist and author Graziano has crafted a compelling fantasy based on a semi-plausible “what if.” Imaginative, intelligent narrative…Twin ideas of forgiveness and mercy twist through this strange, moving, patiently wrought novel, making for a trippy but charming read.”– Publishers Weekly 

“An hilarious, dark, brittle take on post-modern medicine, love triangles, the dense emptiness of contemporary life, and the power of contemplative self-discovery. Part magic realism, part science fiction, part theater of the absurd, and part over-the-top, unrepentant spoof, this novel packs more into its few short pages than do most epic trilogies. Graziano has fabricated the rare kind of tale that the reader can honestly say ends much too quickly. Perfectly woven, self-enclosed, multifaceted . . . Kosinski’s Being There sprinkled with a strong dose of Frankenstein . . . the kind of simplicity that speaks volumes.”—Michael Mirolla, author of The Formal Logic of Emotion 

“An amalgam of fairy tale, satire, science fiction, medical thriller, and soap opera. . . . It is difficult to fathom that a novel so brief can be so epic in scope. Inventive and deftly crafted, The Love Song of Monkey is a tale no reader will soon forget.”—Eric Linder, Yellow Umbrella Books, Chatham, Massachusetts

In a surreal exile on the floor of the Atlantic, a young man faces his own death and his wife’s infidelity. The Love Song of Monkey is a meditation on the simple, inexplicable, and lasting power of love, cast in the metaphor of a journey to the depths of the ocean floor. Precise and beautifully crafted, this modern fable is rich with humor and deep thought.

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Price: $14.95
Publisher: Leapfrog Press
Imprint: Leapfrog Press
Publication Date: 18 August 2026
ISBN: 9781971225036
Format: Paperback
BISACs: FICTION / Literary, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, FICTION / Psychological, FICTION / Visionary & Metaphysical, FICTION / Romance / Science Fiction, Metaphysical / philosophical fiction, Science fiction, Fiction: literary and general non-genre
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"A hilarious, dark, brittle take on post-modern medicine, love triangles, and the dense emptiness of contemporary life. Part science fiction, part magic realism, "Monkey" packs more into its 100 pages than do most epic trilogies."-Michael Mirolla, The Formal Logic of Emotion 

"It is difficult to fathom that a novel so brief can be so epic in scope. Inventive and deftly crafted, this is a tale no reader will soon forget."-Erik Linder, Yellow Umbrella Books, Chatham, MA

Michael S. A. Graziano, PhD, is a professor of neuroscience and psychology at Princeton University. In addition to The Love Song of Monkey, he has also released his latest novella, Love, published earlier this year,The Divine Farce, a TikTok sensation, and Death My Own Way. He has also published popular science books including God Soul Mind Brain (Leapfrog Press, 2010), Consciousness and the Social Brain (Oxford University Press, 2013), Rethinking Consciousness (W. W. Norton, 2021), which was a finalist for the Penn-Faulkner award, and most recently, Charlie's Lab (Press 53, 2023). He has regularly written for the Atlantic, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and other media outlets. 

He lives in Princeton, New Jersey with his wife and a backyard fox family.