I flew through this: strong writing, interesting format, great narrative drive, tons of fun. The story unfolds in two timelines: back then, Chani Horowitz wanted to be a serious writer but she's stuck writing puff pieces for popular outlets, something her more literary colleagues (and novelist boyfriend) sneer at. But then, she lands a gig interviewing A-list movie star Gabe Parker, her biggest celebrity crush and the next James Bond. Fast forward ten years: The Profile (as it came to be known) launches her career, but Chani still feels conflicted about it, wondering if she would even have a career without Gabe. So when his publicist asks her to revisit Gabe for a second interview, she wants to say no ... but she's also desperate for him to answer the questions that still linger for her ten years later, the ones she never wrote about or disclosed to anyone.

Sussman follows up her smash hit Funny You Should Ask with a pitch-perfect second-chance romance. When persona non grata Kathleen Rosenberg is offered the starring role in her best friend’s musical, she can’t say no. This is the best thing to happen to her since her music career went down in flames ten years ago. But there’s a catch: the director is Cal Kirby, and he’s the reason the whole world hates her. Nevertheless, Kathleen says yes, and the story takes us from auditions to workshop to out-of-town tryouts as Riveted! gets ready for its big debut, and Cal and Kathleen reckon with their past—and present. Bold, sassy, and packed with the same flavor of gossipy industry and (fictional) celebrity dirt that made Funny so much fun. For fans of Carley Fortune’s Every Summer After and Ava Wilder’s Will They or Won’t They?