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. Agent: Elizabeth Bewley, Sterling Lord Literistic. Sussman’s musings about fame, success, and the bonds between people elevate this fun and charming narrative. When she meets a post-rehab, post-scandal Gabe for the interview, they try to sort out their history of mixed messages and complicated feelings. And, indeed, he then eloped with his model costar, leaving Chani feeling foolish and her fellow MFA grads deriding her “puff piece.” The story flits between past and present, as Chani, now a divorcée, worries her recent success with literary essays is due to attention from that old piece on Gabe and other celebrity profiles rather than the quality of her writing.
As Gabe opened up about his insecurities and drinking problem, Chani felt a spark between them, though she wondered if a handsome actor would want to be with her. Ten years earlier, Gabe had surprised her by talking about his appreciation of her blog. A decade after Chani Horowitz’s profile of Gabe Parker went viral, the two are reunited for another interview. Sussman’s thoughtful adult debut (after the YA novel Drawn That Way) explores the connection forged between an insecure Los Angeles writer and a charming movie star.
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