{"product_id":"a-novel-obsession-paperback","title":"A Novel Obsession - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCaitlin Barasch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America \u003c\/i\u003eBuzz Pick, and a BuzzFeed and \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e \"Best Book of 2022\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"If you've ever felt tempted to 'keep tabs on' a partner's ex on Instagram and then found yourself down a rabbit hole of their vacation posts from three years ago, this debut novel--which follows a 24-year-old New Yorker named Naomi who becomes obsessed with her boyfriend's former girlfriend--is for you.\"--\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \"Best New Beach Reads\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwenty-four-year-old New York bookseller Naomi Ackerman is desperate to write a novel, but struggles to find a story to tell. When, after countless disastrous dates, she meets Caleb--a perfectly nice guy with a Welsh accent and a unique patience for all her quirks--she thinks she's finally stumbled onto a time-honored subject: love. Then Caleb's ex-girlfriend, Rosemary, enters the scene. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Upon learning that Rosemary is not safely tucked away in Caleb's homeland overseas, but in fact lives in New York \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e also works in the literary world, Naomi is threatened and intrigued in equal measure. If they both fell for the same man, what else might they have in common? The more Naomi learns about Rosemary, the more her curiosity consumes her. Before she knows it, her casual Instagram stalking morphs into a friendship under false pretenses--and becomes the subject of her nascent novel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As her lies and half-truths spiral out of control, and fact and fiction become increasingly difficult to untangle, Naomi must decide what--and who--she's willing to sacrifice to write the perfect ending.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaitlin Barasch\u003c\/b\u003e earned her BA from Colorado College and her MFA from New York University. Her work has appeared in more than a dozen publications, including \u003ci\u003eCatapult\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDay One\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Forge\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHobart\u003c\/i\u003e. A former bookseller, Caitlin currently teaches creative writing at the Writers Circle. She was born and raised in New York and now lives in Brooklyn. \u003ci\u003eA Novel Obsession\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 8.19 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42160747380871,"sku":"9780593185599","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/00a77e4f7418f69ed9c5c8536e6666a9.webp?v=1733275938","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-novel-obsession-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}