NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • A comedy writer thinks she’s sworn off
love until a dreamy pop star flips the script on all her assumptions—a smart sophisticated
and fun” (Oprah Daily) novel from the author of Eligible Rodham and Prep. Full of dazzling
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New York PostSally Milz is a sketch writer for The Night Owls a late-night live comedy show
that airs every Saturday. With a couple of heartbreaks under her belt she’s long abandoned the
search for love settling instead for the occasional hook-up career success and a close
relationship with her stepfather to round out a satisfying life.But when Sally’s friend and
fellow writer Danny Horst begins dating Annabel a glamorous actress who guest-hosted the show
he joins the not-so-exclusive group of talented but average-looking and even dorky men at the
show—and in society at large—who’ve gotten romantically involved with incredibly beautiful and
accomplished women. Sally channels her annoyance into a sketch called The Danny Horst Rule
poking fun at this phenomenon while underscoring how unlikely it is that the reverse would ever
happen for a woman.Enter Noah Brewster a pop music sensation with a reputation for dating
models who signed on as both host and musical guest for this week’s show. Dazzled by his
charms Sally hits it off with Noah instantly and as they collaborate on one sketch after
another she begins to wonder if there might actually be sparks flying. But this isn’t a
romantic comedy—it’s real life. And in real life someone like him would never date someone
like her . . . right?With her keen observations and trademark ability to bring complex women to
life on the page Curtis Sittenfeld explores the neurosis-inducing and heart-fluttering wonder
of love while slyly dissecting the social rituals of romance and gender relations in the
modern age.
