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 banter and sizzling chemistry.”— People “If you ever wanted a backstage pass to
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Simple She Reads New York Post Sally 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.
