Now Is the Time - by Andrew Singer (Paperback)

About the Book

This vulnerable travel memoir features a hilarious behind-the-scenes look at #vanlife told in a travelogue that elegantly transports the reader into the magic of life on the road.

Book Synopsis

Lovestruck and newly unemployed, Andrew Singer cashes in his savings to investigate a key question: Is #vanlife as awesome as it looks? After all, what could go wrong when two millennials-who have never used a saw before-attempt to convert a plumber's van into a tiny home-on-wheels?

On this 13,000-mile road trip across the vast American West, Andrew and his partner Sarah battle pest infestations, escape wildfires, and have a portable toilet test every relationship boundary imaginable. Meanwhile, exploring national parks and run-ins with colorful characters make for a transformative journey. Yet, to live the life he's always dreamed of, Andrew needs to shed more than his belongings-he has to unpack the baggage of a complicated past.

Buckle up for this hilarious and inspirational travel memoir that takes us inside the soul of a man who finds love and home through minimalism and healing. Featuring America's most stunning natural marvels, Now Is the Time reminds us to stop scrolling and start living.

Review Quotes

36th Annual Reading the West Book Awards - Longlist

2025 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards - Finalist

2025 Best Indie Book Award (BIBA) - Winner

2025 Independent Author Network (IAN) Book of the Year - Finalist

"Singer picks us up like a hitchhiker and takes us on the journey with him. We get to see through his eyes the majesty of the land. The beauty and heartache of the people. The complexity of what we call America. But of course it's not just a journey overland. It's a journey within, and he takes us there, too, onto the highways of the heart that lead to the wounds; which in turn lead to the healing; which finally leads us to the possibility of a new life and horizons beyond what we can imagine until we make the journey ourselves. Singer reminds us, by his own example: now, indeed, is the time."-Andrew Forsthoefel, author of Walking to Listen

"I love the raw transparency and the engaging prose, could not put the book down. I'm a sucker for a happy ending, and have huge respect for the life that Andrew and Sarah are creating, from the pasts they've endured."-Glen Van Peski, Founder, Gossamer Gear and author of take less. do more.

"It takes a writer of advanced skill to place us-geographically, emotionally and evocatively-right at his side in this free-wheeling, loving abandonment to adventurism. Tap on the windshield of this book; invite yourself along."-Jim Hurley, associate director of The Robert Frost Society and author of A Westbound Sun

"While the book does give the reader an intimate view of what long-term van life can entail, good and bad, that's not the real story here. This is a story about that itch to leave, to do something different, to chase experiences over things. It's about soul-searching, relationships, growth and recovery. It's Andrew's words and his journey, but it's incredibly relatable."-Joe Shearer, Owner of Basecamp Books & Adventure (Colorado Springs)