{"product_id":"a-career-in-books-a-novel-about-friends-money-and-the-occasional-duck-bun-kate-gavino","title":"A Career in Books: A Novel About Friends, Money, and the Occasional Duck Bun;  Kate Gavino","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShirin, Nina, and Silvia have just gotten their first jobs in publishing, at a University Press, a traditional publisher, and a trust-fund kid's indie publisher, respectively. And it's... great? ¯_(ツ)_\/¯ They know they're paying their dues and the challenges they meet (Shirin's boss just assumes she knows Cantonese; Nina cannot get promoted by sheer force of will; and Silvia has to deal with daily microaggressions) are just part of \"a career in books.\" When they meet their elderly neighbor, Veronica Vo, and discover she's a Booker Prize winner dubbed the \"Tampax Tolstoy\" by the press, each woman finds a thread of inspiration from Veronica's life to carry on her own path. And the result is full of twists and revelations that surprise not only the reader but the women themselves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharming, wry, and with fantastic black-and-white illustrations, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Career in Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a modern ode to Rona Jaffe's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Best of Everything\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and perfect for fans of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Talk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eYounger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bold Type\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as readers chart the paths of three Asian-American women trying to break through the world of books with hilarious, incisive, and heartbreaking results.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAugust 2, 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent__text TruncatedContent__text--medium TruncatedContent__text--expanded\" data-testid=\"contentContainer\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003eKate Gavino is a writer and illustrator. She is the creator of the website, Last Night's Reading, which was compiled into a published collection by Penguin Books in 2015. Her work has been featured in the New Yorker online, the Believer, BuzzFeed, Oprah.com, and more. She was named one of Brooklyn Magazine's 30 Under 30. Her second book, Sanpaku, was published by BOOM! Studios in 2018.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"FREEAIR Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50606372782402,"sku":"","price":10.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/8735\/3154\/files\/careerbooks.jpg?v=1747423272","url":"https:\/\/shop.freeairbooks.com\/products\/a-career-in-books-a-novel-about-friends-money-and-the-occasional-duck-bun-kate-gavino","provider":"FREEAIR Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}