A Lady's Guide to Selling Out : A Novel

With elements of The Bold Type, Mad Men, and The Devil Wears Prada (Entertainment Weekly), a young woman navigates a tricky twenty-first-century careerand the trickier question of who she wants to bein this savagely wise debut novel.

At 28, Casey Pendergast is not where she thought shed be. Sure, shes killing it at her high-paying advertising job, but when she thinks about the idealistic English major she used to be, she cant help the nagging feeling that perhaps her best friend Susan is right Casey is a sellout whos traded her dreams for a high-rise condominium, expense account, and designer handbags.

When her boss assigns her to a lucrative new campaign to lure acclaimed authors into becoming content creators for corporations, Casey doubts that her literary idols will buy into this particular brand of capitalism. But determined to give it her best shot, she begins her trek across America, only to find herself stunned by how easily these writers agreeto compromise their work and integrity in exchange for some extra cash. As she grapples with her own conscience, and falls in love with one of the authors shes courting, Casey begins to question just how much shes willing to sacrifice to chase material success.

A witty and razor-sharp coming of age story perfect for our time, A Ladys Guide to Selling Out is a winning debut novel about a young woman navigating career, love, and friendships, all while redefining success on her own terms and figuring out who she really wants to be.