How Far Would You Go For Love — Or Your Dog?“The Uproar” Asks Just That (Exclusive)
"I explore that line between doing what’s right and doing what’s best for ourselves and our families," Dimechkie tells PEOPLE about the novel
"I explore that line between doing what’s right and doing what’s best for ourselves and our families," Dimechkie tells PEOPLE about the novel Alan Howard; Little, Brown and Company (L-R) Karim Dimechkie, cover of 'The Uproar':max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(jpeg)/the-uproar-by-Karim-Dimechkie-tout-121124-d62e142411fa41b28fea7462257971dd.jpg "the-uproar-by-Karim-Dimechkie-tout-121124-d62e142411fa41b28fea7462257971dd.jpg")
How far should you go for love?
That's the complicated question at the center of The Uproar, Karim Dimechkie's upcoming novel, out June 17, 2025 from Little, Brown and Company.
Dimechkie's book focuses on the relationship between Sharif, a White social worker at a nonprofit in Brooklyn, and his wife, Adjoua, a progressive Black novelist, according to its synopsis. Their lives take a turn when an emergency causes them to find a new home for their "beloved, unruly, giant dog," Judy, ahead of the arrival of their immunocompromised daughter,
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Its cover, which PEOPLE can exclusively reveal, prominently features that very dog. Little, Brown and Company The Uproar by Karim Dimechkie
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The canine, which Dimechkie tells PEOPLE was inspired by his own late dog, plays a critical role in the book.
When Judy is left in the care of Emmanuel, a Haitian immigrant and Sharif's social services client, the cracks in Sharif and Adjoua’s marriage are exposed as "tempers flare into a public uproar, escalating to social media and taken up by law enforcement." Alan Howard Karim Dimechkie
"When Emmanuel agrees to take the dog, it is only a momentary relief. What begins as a dispute between the young couple and Emmanuel's teenage son soon draws both families into a maelstrom of unpredictable conflict," the synopsis shares.
"At its heart, The Uproar is a love story that grapples with hard questions about marriage, race, immigration and the belief that all lives are equal," Dimechkie tells PEOPLE.
"It’s about good people from diverse backgrounds whose core morals are tested," he adds. "I explore that line between doing what’s right and doing what’s best for ourselves and our families."
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The Uproar by Karim Dimechkie arrives on bookshelves on June 17, 2025, and is available to preorder now, wherever books are sold.
