The Sweet Hereafter (novel)

The Sweet Hereafter

First edition
Author	Russell Banks
Language	English
Publisher	HarperCollins
Publication date	1991
Pages	257

The Sweet Hereafter is a 1991 novel by American author Russell Banks. It is set in a small town in the aftermath of a deadly school bus accident that has killed most of the town's children. The novel was adapted into an award-winning 1997 film of the same name by Canadian director Atom Egoyan.

The book was chosen in 1998 by Nancy Pearl, the then Director of the Washington Center for the Book at the Seattle Public Library, and Chris Higashi, the current Program Manager, to be the first selection for "If All Seattle Read the Same Book". This program has continued in the Seattle community and at many other public libraries around the country.