{"product_id":"dont-stop-9798889661740","title":"Don't Stop","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Luminous, evocative, and original.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eChristina Baker Kline\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA daring, erotically charged novel about ambition, desire, and the dangerous pursuit of self-knowledge. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIna is a 41-year-old literary scholar on the cusp of professional success. With a coveted university job, a kind husband, and a book on Eugene O'Neill due in months, her life appears enviably stable. But when an impulsive kiss with a stranger shatters her self-control, Ina finds herself plunged into an erotic and emotional freefall. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe tells herself it's research--a brief detour before returning to real life. But what begins as a flirtation becomes a reckoning with everything Ina thought she wanted: marriage, intellect, control. As she navigates the ecstatic confusion of newfound desire, she risks upending her work, her relationship, and her understanding of who she is. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in Brooklyn and Manhattan at the turn of the millennium, \u003cem\u003eDon't Stop\u003c\/em\u003e is a bold, immersive debut that explores what happens when a woman dares to want more--of the world, of her body, of herself. Bonnie Friedman delivers a novel of transgression, transformation, and unapologetic longing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A moving, laser-eyed story about love, desire, betrayal, and destiny, which manages, mysteriously, to be simultaneously funny and profound.\"--Michael Cunningham\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bonnie Friedman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Europa Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798889661740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFriedman, Bonnie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBonnie Friedman\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of the bestselling \u003cem\u003eWriting Past Dark\u003c\/em\u003e, named one of the Essential Books for Writers by the Center for Fiction and \u003cem\u003ePoets \u0026amp; Writers\u003c\/em\u003e. She is also the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Thief of Happiness\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSurrendering Oz\u003c\/em\u003e, a finalist for the PEN Award in the Art of the Essay. Her work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/em\u003e and numerous other literary journals, and she has been named a notable essayist four times in \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Essays\u003c\/em\u003e. She has taught writing at the University of Iowa, Dartmouth, NYU, and the University of North Texas. \u003cem\u003eDon't Stop\u003c\/em\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Bonnie Friedman \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47876561469597,"sku":"9798889661740","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_361ff3f5-1415-40fd-b8fc-64de55ea9d51.jpg?v=1777381811","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/dont-stop-9798889661740","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}