How to Make Friends with the Dark

Tiger Tolliver , a sixteen-year-old girl, discovers a stack of unpaid bills in her shared dresser with her mother, June . This discovery hints at the financial struggles they face, despite June's efforts to maintain normalcy. June, a Bookmobile librarian, is Tiger's entire world, and the thought of losing her is terrifying. As Tiger tries to wake her mother from a headache-induced slumber, she is reminded of their close-knit relationship and the precariousness of their situation. The absence of coffee disrupts their morning routine, heightening Tiger's anxiety about their financial state. Desp

Theme 1: Secrets Hidden in Plain Sight

This thread running through How to Make Friends with the Dark gives the story its emotional weight. Kathleen Glasgow weaves it into the narrative with skill, ensuring that the reader feels the stakes as deeply as the characters do.

Theme 2: The Unraveling of Normalcy

This thread running through How to Make Friends with the Dark gives the story its emotional weight. Kathleen Glasgow weaves it into the narrative with skill, ensuring that the reader feels the stakes as deeply as the characters do.

Theme 3: A World Shattered by Loss

At its core, How to Make Friends with the Dark is a meditation on loss — how grief reshapes us, and how we find ways to carry what we cannot leave behind. Kathleen Glasgow handles these themes with sensitivity and grace, making the emotional journey feel universal.

What Readers Say About How to Make Friends with the Dark

How to Make Friends with the Dark has resonated with readers for its emotional honesty and vivid storytelling. Many describe finishing it in a single sitting — drawn forward by Kathleen Glasgow's prose and an almost desperate need to know how it ends.

A Passage Worth Sitting With

"Secrets Hidden in Plain Sight" — Kathleen Glasgow, How to Make Friends with the Dark

About the Author

Kathleen Glasgow is the author of How to Make Friends with the Dark. Known for emotionally resonant storytelling, their work has found devoted readers across the globe.