About the book
With the dark comedy and sharp observations of Monica Heisey and Dolly Alderton, this whip-smart and laugh-out-loud funny debut novel about starting over follows a disgraced, newly divorced journalist demoted to a “clickbait” job at a Manhattan tabloid.
The first thing they tell you when you begin your training is never to become the news.
Natasha has screwed up royally. Her mistake isn’t just embarrassing, it's a breach of journalistic ethics that makes headlines and costs her a plum job reporting from London. Back in New York at thirty-five and single, divorced from a kind man she loved, she finds herself at the bottom of the media food chain—a junior reporter at a clickbait factory, rewriting sensational tabloid stories to make them just different enough to avoid lawsuits.
As if her professional fall from grace weren’t bad enough, she’s taken the money she’d saved for a down payment for a home on a charming Brooklyn block with her husband, and rashly bought a boxy apartment overlooking the gray ocean in Rockaway Beach, Queens.
Though seeing friends and family only serves to remind her of what she’s lost, things begin to pick up when her ex-boyfriend Zach moves back to New York and accepts her offer of a spare bedroom. This new forced proximity arrangement is strictly platonic, of course—for him. But Natasha can't help but wonder whether this second chance romance might be the solution to all her problems.
As Natasha's obsession with Zach grows and her involvement in increasingly dystopian \"churnalism\" deepens, this darkly comedic novel builds as her worlds threaten to collide in the most cataclysmic, extremely public way.
Editions of Clickbait
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780063375765
- EBook
- ISBN 9780063375772
Read an Excerpt
With the dark comedy and sharp observations of Monica Heisey and Dolly Alderton, this whip-smart and laugh-out-loud funny debut novel about starting over follows a disgraced, newly divorced journalist demoted to a “clickbait” job at a Manhattan tabloid.
The first thing they tell you when you begin your training is never to become the news.
Natasha has screwed up royally. Her mistake isn’t just embarrassing, it's a breach of journalistic ethics that makes headlines and costs her a plum job reporting from London. Back in New York at thirty-five and single, divorced from a kind man she loved, she finds herself at the bottom of the media food chain—a junior reporter at a clickbait factory, rewriting sensational tabloid stories to make them just different enough to avoid lawsuits.
As if her professional fall from grace weren’t bad enough, she’s taken the money she’d saved for a down payment for a home on a charming Brooklyn block with her husband, and rashly bought a boxy apartment overlooking the gray ocean in Rockaway Beach, Queens.
Though seeing friends and family only serves to remind her of what she’s lost, things begin to pick up when her ex-boyfriend Zach moves back to New York and accepts her offer of a spare bedroom. This new forced proximity arrangement is strictly platonic, of course—for him. But Natasha can't help but wonder whether this second chance romance might be the solution to all her problems.
As Natasha's obsession with Zach grows and her involvement in increasingly dystopian \"churnalism\" deepens, this darkly comedic novel builds as her worlds threaten to collide in the most cataclysmic, extremely public way.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Clickbait about?
With the dark comedy and sharp observations of Monica Heisey and Dolly Alderton, this whip-smart and laugh-out-loud funny debut novel about starting over follows a disgraced, newly divorced journalist demoted to a “clickbait” job at a Manhattan tabloid.
The first thing they tell you when you begin your training is never to become the news.
Natasha has screwed up royally. Her mistake isn’t just embarrassing, it's a breach of journalistic ethics that makes headlines and costs her a plum job reporting from London. Back in New York at thirty-five and single, divorced from a kind man she loved, she finds herself at the bottom of the media food chain—a junior reporter at a clickbait factory, rewriting sensational tabloid stories to make them just different enough to avoid lawsuits.
As if her professional fall from grace weren’t bad enough, she’s taken the money she’d saved for a down payment for a home on a charming Brooklyn block with her husband, and rashly bought a boxy apartment overlooking the gray ocean in Rockaway Beach, Queens.
Though seeing friends and family only serves to remind her of what she’s lost, things begin to pick up when her ex-boyfriend Zach moves back to New York and accepts her offer of a spare bedroom. This new forced proximity arrangement is strictly platonic, of course—for him. But Natasha can't help but wonder whether this second chance romance might be the solution to all her problems.
As Natasha's obsession with Zach grows and her involvement in increasingly dystopian \"churnalism\" deepens, this darkly comedic novel builds as her worlds threaten to collide in the most cataclysmic, extremely public way.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Clickbait?
Fiction > Humorous fiction > Satirical fiction and parodies
Where can I read a sample of Clickbait?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780063375765
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Clickbait?
Holly Baxter
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Clickbait is available as paperback(ISBN 9780063375765) and ebook(ISBN 9780063375772)
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