“This whip-smart debut touches on identity, mental health, politics, and love, while making you laugh the whole way through. You will cheer on Dee as she learns to fight for what’s right—and to fight for herself.”

“Love, Coffee, and Revolution is a tour de force. Smart and witty, with an unforgettable heroine who you can’t help but fall in love with. I didn’t want it to end!”

“Romance meets roasters in this frothy bungee jump of a novel that combines undeniable attraction, caffeine, and social justice in equally delightful measures.”

“Stefanie Leder is a true original and Love, Coffee, and Revolution is an audacious debut filled with equal amounts of adventure, romance, and laugh-out-loud humor. I loved it.”

“A resonant, whip-smart, laugh-out-loud tale of love, politics, and personal growth. Dee’s misadventures in Costa Rica will have you rooting for her, rethinking your coffee choices, and making sure you ‘eat the freaking chocolate!’ Bold, brilliant, inspiring, and impossible to put down. Tell a friend.”

“Reading Stefanie Leder’s debut novel was like meeting a person who instantly feels like an old friend. Her unique voice and the integrity of her humor come through on every page. I marvel at how many layers she has folded into her young protagonist’s caffeinated journey of tropical self-discovery.”

“Leder debuts with a smart and snappy romp…With an unusual setup, a gorgeous backdrop, an earnest political message, and a memorable cast, this is sure to make a splash.”

“Written with wit, heart, and a profound sense of empathy for the world—along with a healthy dose of biting cynicism. Love, Coffee, and Revolution is a sparkling debut filled with memorable characters you’ll yearn to meet for coffee.”

“Romantic, funny, and human, it was a thoroughly enjoyable ride right up to the moment I found out it was Stefanie Leder’s first novel, which I found infuriating and unfair. A first novel is not supposed to be this good!”

“In this debut novel, Stefanie Leder writes to delight the senses and ignite the beat of our heart. In Dee, our earnest and charming heroine, we are reminded that what can sometimes seem naive is actually innovative—and that paving one’s own way is the only true path to finding love of another person and oneself.”

“As romantic and striking as its Costa Rican setting, Leder’s engrossing and hilarious debut may just inspire you to veer off-road in a quest for adventure, romance, and a bracing café chorreado.”

“Love, Coffee, and Revolution manages the impossible: it not only tackles the big topics—love, identity, the question of ethical consumption in the age of capitalism—it’s also fun, funny, and romantic. Stefanie Leder has written a delightful and smart romp of a novel, and I am so here for it.”

“This sexy, sweeping, rollicking adventure puts our heroine not just between two love interests but in a much larger conflict—to reconcile her idealism with the ugliness she finds in the world, and to hold fast to her values in spite of it. Though her protagonist struggles with confidence, Leder’s prose is brimming with it.”

“I just love how [this] exciting new voice in fiction weaves classic themes of romance, choice, and self-identity into such an organically contemporary setting. What a fabulous, strong female protagonist; what a satisfying read!”

“In her spot-on depiction of a young woman facing a future she hasn’t mapped out, and the exciting, if potentially troublesome, options she encounters, Stefanie Leder serves up dazzling storytelling that resonates.”

“The book’s do-gooder, wanna-be-revolutionary protagonist Dee is well-meaning, yet so naive we worry for her. But her behavior and inner thoughts, which ring true, are both hilarious and touching. I frequently found myself laughing out loud. The book was ultimately moving and profound. I can’t wait to see what Stefanie Leder does next.”