If you don’t like books about “great writers” who when you read their “great writing” you’re like um no? Don’t read it. If you don’t like books with random “articles” and “interviews” thrown in between the actual plot. If you don’t like books with flashbacks that culminate to nothing. Alternating between their first meeting and their reunion a decade later, this deliciously irresistible novel will have you hanging on until the last word.Ī restless young journalist with big dreams interviews a Hollywood heartthrob-and, ten years later, it's clear that their time together meant more than meets the eye in this sexy, engrossing adult debut novel. he says yes.Ĭhani knows that facing Gabe again also means facing feelings she's tried so hard to push away. But the truth is that those seventy-two hours are still crystal clear, etched in her memory. She wants to pretend that she's forgotten about the time they spent together, years ago. So when his PR team requests that they reunite for a second interview, she wants to say no. No matter what new essay collection or viral editorial she's promoting, it always comes back to Gabe. But she's still spent the better part of the last decade getting asked about her deeply personal Gabe Parker profile at every turn. Ten years later, after a brutal divorce and a heavy dose of therapy, Chani is back in Los Angeles, laser-focused on one thing: her work. But what comes next proves to be life-changing in ways Chani never saw coming, as the interview turns into a whirlwind weekend that has the tabloids buzzing. Gabe will get good press, and her career will skyrocket. yet if she can keep her cool and nail the piece, it could be a huge win. It's terrifying and thrilling all at once. The Gabe Parker-her forever celebrity crush, the object of her fantasies, the background photo on her phone-who's also just been cast as the new James Bond. Then she's hired to write a profile of movie star Gabe Parker. While her former MFA classmates are nabbing book deals, she's in the trenches writing puff pieces.

Twentysomething writer Chani Horowitz is stuck.

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