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The Literati - by Susan Coll (Paperback)

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  • "Like Bookish People, the novel sparkles with kooky details plucked from literary culture.
  • Author(s): Susan Coll
  • 400 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Women

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About the Book



An unexpected catastrophe of literary proportions . . .



Book Synopsis



"Like Bookish People, the novel sparkles with kooky details plucked from literary culture. A comedy of errors that gets it just right." --Kirkus

An unexpected catastrophe of literary proportions . . .

Aspirant, bookish, and close to broke, 26-year-old Clemi steps into her dream job at a prestigious literary nonprofit and finds herself in the bull's eye of a financial, legal, and existential calamity. The executive director has disappeared, leaving behind an inscrutable cat to which she is highly allergic. Meanwhile, the bank accounts have been overdrawn, the FBI is asking questions, and she has three days to pull off the annual fundraising gala, a glamorous affair filled with famous writers and local literati.

On the upside, she will get to meet her all-time favorite writer, who has won the award. Clemi has read and reread her novels, pouring over her every word. But her interactions with the author and her eight-year-old son, as well as with the nonprofit's Board Members, leave her wondering whether certain writers are better on the page than in person.

All the while, Clemi is trying to sort out her own life: her current boyfriend is, like every boyfriend before him, a pompous poseur, and the clock is running on her apartment-sitting gig. She finds herself wondering what all the goings-on in this dysfunctional, scandal-plagued nonprofit have to do with literature. And if it's time to let go of her literary aspirations and apply to law school.

In the week in which this madcap story unfolds, USA TODAY bestselling author Susan Coll weaves together a charmingly witty and warm comedy of manners that offers a peek behind the literary curtain--one that anyone who's ever been a little bit uncertain of what the future might hold can relate to.



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'A comedy of errors that gets it just right.'--Kirkus

'With a poet's flair for language, a comedian's knack for timing, and a satirist's gift for skewering the absurd, Susan Coll sends the reader on a riotous adventure with heroine Clemi, who faces numerous crises over the course of a week--including the sudden disappearance of her boss and the equally sudden appearance of the FBI. THE LITERATI is a wickedly smart and funny gem of a novel that I devoured in one sitting. Don't miss it!'--Abbott Kahler, author of WHERE YOU END and EDEN UNDONE

'I have learned to relish every minute I spend in Susan Coll's comic universes, and THE LITERATI is no exception. Featuring a glittering array of characters--from cats to clowns, from divas to embezzlers to Malcolm Gladwell lookalikes--this satire of nonprofit dysfunction is up to the minute, intricately plotted and wickedly funny. Above all, it's delicious.'--Louis Bayard, author of THE WILDES and JACKIE & ME

'Susan Coll has written a hilarious, raucous, mad-cap comedy full of intrigue and insight. THE LITERATI is a delightful satire of too many of my favorite things: the literary world, non-profits, fundraising and of course celebrity. But through it all, Coll has infused the book with a warm, earnest pulsing heart that refuses cynicism in our protagonist Clemi: someone no reader whose ever started a new and strange job will not relate to and root for. Smart, funny and deliriously charming!'--Xochitl Gonzalez, author of OLGA DIES DREAMING and ANITA DE MONTE LAUGHS LAST
Dimensions (Overall): 8.38 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W)
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 400
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Women
Publisher: Harper Muse
Format: Paperback
Author: Susan Coll
Language: English
Street Date: September 9, 2025
TCIN: 94281416
UPC: 9781400346653
Item Number (DPCI): 247-31-4246
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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