The novelette Shouldn't We Dance? follows Hank, a 20-something coping with the sudden loss of his lifelong best friend, Doug. When Hank goes through Doug's old notebooks, he finds a sense of purpose in finishing the sci-fi story the boys started together during their elementary summers, summoning Doug's ghost in the process. Shouldn't We Dance? is love song to the power of stories and an honest, funny, and heartwarming portrait of friendship and grief in all its knotty mess.
A5-sized paperback, perfectbound with spine.
Approximately 110 pages.
To be published: October 7, 2025
ISBN: 979-8-89692-800-3
 
Donna-Claire Chesman is a Philly-based author with a deep love for all things music, board games, and the Philadelphia Phillies. She is the author of bestselling music history, The Book of Mac: Remembering Mac Miller and CRYBABY: The Artists Who Shaped Emo Rap. When not writing, she is hanging with her cats, her wife, and her pet parrot, Ernest Chirpingway.