-Guys, this is very exciting.
Voting is done and the polls are closed.
We're about to announce the winning book
in this year's "Tonight Show Summer Reads" contest.
Now, we gave you guys five to choose from, five great books.
I'll line them up right here.
And then we have -- we asked you guys to vote on it online,
on our website, and everyone did.
Thank you for participating.
We got close to a million votes.
-Wow. -In the past week.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Here are the five books in the running.
And this is it right here.
So, it was "Silent Patient."
That's the woman who shoots her husband, then she won't talk.
-Right. -Yup.
"Ask Again, Yes."
Two couples live next door to each other in New York City
and then something shocking happens.
One family has to move away. -Away.
-But the kids, they stand -- they get back together.
And then later -- -They ask again, yes.
-Find out what went down. -Yeah.
[ Laughter ]
This one, "Gone Dead" -- she inherits a house
after her father died years ago.
She finds out when her father died, that day she went missing.
-Ooh. [ Audience oohs ]
-This one, "Fleischman Is In Trouble" --
this guy -- ex-wife drops the kids off
and then she leaves, never returns.
[ Laughter ]
But it's set in a humorous way.
-Right. Oh, it's good. [ Laughter ]
-I think, I think. She's funny. So it's probably funny.
And then this is "The Chain."
This is a thriller.
A stranger says he kidnaps your child.
And to free them, you must abduct someone else's child.
-Ooh. [ Audience oohs ]
-Yeah, part of the chain.
But now -- They're all fantastic books,
but only one can be the winner.
Drumroll, please.
[ Drumroll ]
Oh, wow, that's the first time that's ever happened.
-Wow, it's like rain.
-People are making a drumroll with their legs.
-It's like rain in Africa.
-This is the audience making the sound with their legs.
♪ Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do ♪
That's amazing. [ Cheers and applause ]
Oh!
-Ooh. [ Audience oohs ]
[ Laughter ]
Oh! [ Audience ohs ]
-The winner that got the most votes
and will be our "Tonight Show Summer Read" is
"Ask Again, Yes."
[ Cheers and applause ]
By Mary Beth Keane.
That is the winner!
Thank you very much for voting!
-Wow!
-It was really close between that and "The Chain."
"The Chain" -- I think it was like 3,000 votes.
-Wow. -But it won.
And congratulations, though. Here's what we're gonna do.
We're gonna read this book together.
I want all of us to read it together.
And then follow us on Instagram and Facebook.
Over the next few weeks, I'll be checking in.
I have not read this book.
I really don't know if it's good or not.
-Well, then read it. -I know.
These are all good books.
But I'm gonna read it with you.
And then we'll talk about it, like what book clubs do.
-Yeah. -Yeah.
And then I want to make sure that you're reading it, too.
So use the #tonightshowsummerreads.
And we'll talk about this book together.
You can go to tonightshow.com/summerreads
to find out where to get this book.
And yeah, it's a big deal.
This is -- "I cannot believe this."
[ Laughter ]
Oh, my gosh.
You guys, it's the Timothee Chalamet puppet.
[ Laughter ]
"I cannot believe this.
The 'Ask Again, Oui' is the winner.
I thought it was going to be 'La Chaine.'"
[ Laughter ]
It was not. It was very close.
It was not "The Ch--"
"You sure?" Yeah, I'm sure.
"You sure?" I am sure.
"Ask again, Oui"?
"Ask Again, Yes."
"Ask Again, Oui"?
Timothee Chalamet, "Ask Again, Yes" is the book.
"Well, that is the book I will read, as well."
-So the dummy's gonna read the book?
-"Do not call him a dummy.
He's the host of 'The Tonight Show.'"
[ Laughter ]
"That is rude for you to do that."
[ Laughter ]
"He knows what he's doing. He's a professional.
Don't let him talk to you like that."
-I'm sorry. [ Laughter ]
-A little -- I think he was -- Never mind.
He's actually -- he's a very talented -- a very talented guy,
the Timothee Chalamet puppet.
-He's a Timothee Chalamet puppet.
-You want to see what he can do?
-Yeah.
Okay.
♪♪
Blindfolded.
-Can you see anything?
"No, I cannot."
-Okay. [ Laughter ]
-How many fingers am I holding up?
"I told you I cannot see. What do you think?
You're an idiot. You are the dummy."
All right, Higgins, hold something up.
Do you have something to hold up?
-Yeah. -Anything.
-Okay. -Anything.
Okay. -There we go, right there.
Give it a shot. -Alright.
Can we have some silence, please?
[ Music stops ]
-I'll hold it right by my face.
[ Laughter ] -Wow.
-His brain is working.
-"Is it a cylinder?"
-Wow, yes. Yes, it is a cylinder.
[ Laughter ]
That's amazing.
[ Laughter ]
-"Is it shiny?"
-Yes, it is shiny.
[ Laughter ]
-"I'm almost too exhausted."
No, you have to continue.
You must continue, Timothee Chalamet puppet.
You're very close.
"I'll only do this for you."
[ Laughter ]
"Is it a beverage?"
-Yes, yes, it is a beverage.
-"I think it is a can of La Croix."
-Wow! [ Cheers and applause ]
-Wait, before -- -Wait.
-You want to guess -- -What flavor?
-What? -What flavor?
-Don't make him do that. -Yes.
Can you guess the flavor? -Don't make him do that.
"Pamplemousse." -Oh, my God!
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Oh, my God. Timothee Chalamet puppet.
Oh, my gosh.
-He's tired. He fell asleep.
-He's exhausted. -He fell asleep on the chair.
-He's exhausted. [ Laughter ]
He can't do -- he's a -- -Oh, my gosh.
-He's not a mentalist.
-You know, the brain uses -- -He's very talented.
Anyway, I'm very excited about this.
I can't wait to do this. We did this last year.
And we love our author last year.
It was "Children of Blood and Bone,"
which is still on the bestseller list.
And Tomi Adeyemi.
And so we're gonna have Mary Beth Keane on the show
and we're all gonna read this together.
It's awesome. I'm so excited.
Go to your bookstore and pick this up right now.
Actually, you guys here don't have to
because everyone in tonight's audience
is going home with their own very own copy
of "Ask Again, Yes."
[ Cheers and applause ]