Hot Desk

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Brought to you by Penguin.

The hilarious, sexy and smart new romantic comedy perfect for fans of You've Got Mail, Attachments and Good Material

Rebecca Blume knows two things about Ben Heath: He’s a new editor at a rival publishing division, and he has terrible desk-sharing skills.

What starts as a battle of passive-aggressive Post-it notes escalates after the death of literary titan Edward David Adams, A.K.A. "the Lion," when Rebecca and Ben are thrown into a fierce competition to land his estate.

But when secrets about the Lion emerge, they are forced to ask - what role do they want to play in his legacy?

And most importantly, is their Post-it war actually…flirting?

© Laura Dickerman 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

Critics Review

Hot Desk is pure, grade-A, reader's delight. Dickerman's satire of the publishing industry across decades is pitch-perfect, revealing all of its blindspots and absurdities. But beneath all the laughs (and there's a lot of them) are serious and important questions about legacy, friendship, and who gets the right to tell a story. It's the sexiest, funniest book party you'll be invited to this year, and I promise you don't want to miss it.
Grant Ginder, author of THE PEOPLE WE HATE AT THE WEDDING
The funniest novel I've read in ages! But also the most romantic! Hot Desk had me, by turns, laughing and swooning. This is a comedy of manners for anyone who loves Curtis Sittenfeld, Nora Ephron, Alison Espach or, well, anyone. So spot-on in its depiction of literary world mores, I nearly sprained my neck nodding in recognition. I challenge any reader not to fall in love with this charming debut.
Joanna Rackoff, author of MY SALINGER YEAR
A fresh take on classic rom-coms, Laura Dickerman's clever comedy of manners captures the timeless romance of literary New York.
Jillian Medoff, bestselling author of WHEN WE WERE BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL

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