Romantic Comedy (Reese's Book Club)

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER REESES BOOK CLUB PICK A comedy writer thinks shes sworn off love, until a dreamy pop star flips the script on all her assumptionsa 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 Saturday Night Live, this is the book for you.Zibby Owens, Good Morning America

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, NPR, USA Today, BuzzFeed, PopSugar, Harpers Bazaar, Real 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, shes 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 Sallys 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 showand in society at largewhove 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 weeks 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 isnt a romantic comedyits 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.

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[Sittenfeld] has a keen eye for relationships, particularly romantic ones, which is what makes her upcoming book, Romantic Comedy, so enticing. . . . [The novel] takes a shot of SNL and makes sparks fly.Elle

A love letter to the prototypical rom-com . . . Sittenfelds work exists in the dissection and comprehension of female desire: what we want, what we absolutely dont and, maybe paramount, what were even allowed to have. . . . A fizzy ride.The New York Times Book Review (Editors Choice)

From the heart to the funny bone . . . What makes all this particularly delightful is that the woman narrating Romantic Comedy is hyper-aware of the conventions of romantic comedy, and she knows full well that real life is no fairy tale. But could it be this timeThe Washington Post

Zingy . . . electrically compelling, with steady warmth as well as drama . . . [Romantic Comedys] command of structure, pace and dialogue is faultless. . . . [An] affable, intelligently crafted tale of work and love.The Guardian

If youre in need of [a] smart, sophisticated, and fun diversion right now (and who isnt), this is your book. Like her literary foremother Jane Austen, Sittenfeld brings together exquisitely sharp dialogue that fizzes, excruciating sexual tension, and incisive social observation.Oprah Daily

Sittenfelds meta-romance is an utterly perfect version of itself, a self-aware and pandemic-informed love story thats no less romantic for being either. . . . Fans will flock to this pure-fun, feminist romp.Booklist (starred review)

Romance artfully and entertainingly deconstructed.Kirkus Reviews

Author Bio

Curtis Sittenfeld is the New York Times bestselling author of six novels, including Rodham, Eligible, Prep, American Wife, and Sisterland, as well as the collection You Think It, I'll Say It. Her books have been translated into thirty languages. In addition, her short stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Washington Post Magazine, Esquire, and The Best American Short Stories, for which she has also been the guest editor. Her nonfiction has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Time, and Vanity Fair, and on public radio's This American Life.