A stunning debut novel of first love set against the art scene of late-90s Tulsa by a formerNew Yorkereditorial staffer.The first days of summer: Jim Praley ishome from college, ready to unlock Tulsa’s secrets. He drives the highways. He forces himself to get out of his car and walk into a bar. He’s invited to a party. And there he meets Adrienne Booker; Adrienne rules Tulsa, in her way.A high-school dropoutwith apenthouse apartment, she takes a curious interest in Jim. Through her eyes, he will rediscover his hometown:its wasted sprawl, the beauty of its late nights, and, at the city’s center, the unsleeping light of its skyscrapers.In the tradition of Michael Chabon’sThe Mysteries of Pittsburgh,A Map of Tulsais elegiac, graceful, and as much a story about young love as it is a love letter to a classic American city.