{"product_id":"like-this-but-funnier-9781668088586","title":"Like This, But Funnier","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Dolly Alderton and HBO's \u003ci\u003eHacks\u003c\/i\u003e, a whip-smart, laugh-out-loud funny debut novel about faking it (and \"making it\") as a writer in Hollywood.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTV writer Caroline Neumann is thirty-four and mired in professional envy and self-hatred. Even Harry, her usually supportive therapist husband, thinks it's time for her to press pause on her career ambitions and focus on getting pregnant, despite Caroline's serious ambivalence about having children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Caroline accidentally stumbles on Harry's patient session notes and offhandedly mentions what she finds in a meeting with a producer, the momentum of Hollywood takes over. Before she knows it--and unbeknownst to Harry--Caroline finds herself pitching a TV show about the deepest, darkest secrets of her husband's favorite patient, a woman known to Caroline only as the Teacher. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmid the indignities of the Hollywood development process, Caroline must balance her burning desire for professional validation against her own morality and the health of her marriage. And when Caroline forms a real-life relationship with Teacher herself, the lines between art and life begin to blur further, shaking up Caroline's understanding of what it means to be the \"likeable female protagonist\" of her own life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hallie Cantor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668088586\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\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2026 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHallie Cantor is an Emmy-nominated television writer for shows including \u003ci\u003eArrested Development\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLady Dynamite!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDollface\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eInside Amy Schumer\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e's \u003ci\u003eShouts \u0026amp; Murmurs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, NPR's \u003ci\u003eThis American Life\u003c\/i\u003e, and the humor anthology \u003ci\u003eNotes From the Bathroom Line\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, who is--yes--a therapist. \u003ci\u003eLike This, But Funnier\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Hallie Cantor \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47834193526941,"sku":"9781668088586","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_0e1d971c-7aba-47de-a00b-1b951da18be9.jpg?v=1776145930","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/like-this-but-funnier-9781668088586","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}