{"product_id":"songs-for-other-peoples-weddings-hardcover","title":"Songs for Other People's Weddings - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Levithan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJens Lekman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Witty, romantic, and deeply satisfying.\" --Emma Straub, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThis Time Tomorrow \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning, bestselling author David Levithan and beloved, acclaimed singer-songwriter Jens Lekman comes a charming, tender novel about an unlucky-in-love wedding singer trying to find the right words to save his relationship\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e J is an accidental wedding singer. Unlike most wedding singers, he writes an original song for every couple--his way of finding out about the small, strange things that brought them together and the hopeful, vulnerable feelings they're experiencing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e J's own love life is in a state of flux. His girlfriend is off to New York for work, and as her life grows bigger and busier without him in it, he finds it harder to stick to a happy tune. He doesn't know whether to encourage the soon-to-be-wed couples or warn them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When complications hit and love is tested, is there any way to sing through all the noise? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Combining David Levithan's deeply observant storytelling and Jens Lekman's inventive and touching original songs, \u003ci\u003eSongs for Other People's Weddings\u003c\/i\u003e is a tender, honest novel that tracks love through all its chord changes, never forgetting that the best songs contain the bitter and the sweet, the despair of losing it all and the euphoria of being found. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Surprising, funny, compassionate--\u003ci\u003eSongs for Other People's Weddings \u003c\/i\u003eIs not just lyrical, it \u003ci\u003esings\u003c\/i\u003e.\" --Steven Rowley, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Celebrants \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Guncle\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A hilarious, heartfelt, and tremendously wise exploration of love in all its beguiling and bittersweet absurdity.\" --Grant Ginder, author of \u003ci\u003eThe People We Hate at the Wedding \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Levithan\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of numerous acclaimed novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Lover's Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEvery Day\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoy Meets Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTwo Boys Kissing\u003c\/i\u003e. His other collaborations include \u003ci\u003eNick \u0026amp; Norah's Infinite Playlist\u003c\/i\u003e with Rachel Cohn and \u003ci\u003eWill Grayson, Will Grayson\u003c\/i\u003e with John Green. He can often be found with headphones on, a devoted music listener . . . but it's safe to say that nobody will ever ask him to sing at a wedding. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJens Lekman\u003c\/b\u003e is a singer and songwriter from Sweden with several beloved albums such as\u003ci\u003e Life Will See You Now, Night Falls Over Kortedala, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOh You're So Silent Jens\u003c\/i\u003e. He was once voted the fifteenth-sexiest man in Sweden by \u003ci\u003eELLE\u003c\/i\u003e. Then he dropped down to number thirty-three, and since then he hasn't been included in their list. He works part-time as a wedding singer.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.11 x 8.43 x 5.81 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 05, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52581080760627,"sku":"9781419778124","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Xk37DUkS2f9781419778124.webp?v=1761544351","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/songs-for-other-peoples-weddings-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}