Hot Desk

Younger meets Writers & Lovers in this rollicking,sparklingand funny novel that spans decades and generations of a family in the publishing industry. In the post-pandemic publishing industrytwo rival editors are forced to share a ΓÇ£hot deskΓÇ¥ on different days of the weekmuch to their chagrin. Having never set eyes on each otherRebecca Blume and Ben Heath begin leaving passive-aggressive Post-it notes on the pot of their shared cactus. But when revered literary legend Edward David Adams (known as ΓÇ£the LionΓÇ¥) diesleaving his estate up for grabstheir banter escalates as both work feverishly to land this career-making opportunity. Their fierce rivalry ultimately forces each to decide how far theyΓÇÖll go to get aheadwhat role they want to play in the LionΓÇÖs legacyand what they mean to each other. As their battle for the estate gets more heatedRebecca learns of a connection between her motherJaneand the Lion. The story travels back four decades earlier to when Jane arrives in Manhattan and meets Rosesoon her best friend. Jane and Rose are two strongtalented young women trying to make their mark in the publishing world at a time when artthe written wordand creative expression were at their height. But one fateful day during the April blizzard of 1982 will change the course of JaneΓÇÖs lifeand of their friendshipforever…