{"product_id":"love-in-the-afternoon-and-evening-essays-and-conversations-on-soap-operas-9781324075561","title":"Love in the Afternoon, and Evening: Essays and Conversations on Soap Operas","description":"\u003cp\u003ePart cultural analysis, part backstage tour, \u003cem\u003eLove in the Afternoon, and Evening\u003c\/em\u003e is a love letter to a misunderstood, often-dismissed American genre. Critics, friends, and soap obsessives Charlotte Druckman and Mayukh Sen invite readers into a conversation that ranges from topics both serious (race, reproductive rights, queerness) and fun (fashion! long-lost daughters! evil twins!). Like any great soap, they structure their essays for surprise and emotional payoff, including interviews with divas Susan Lucci (\u003cem\u003eAll My Children\u003c\/em\u003e) and Erika Slezak (\u003cem\u003eOne Life to Live\u003c\/em\u003e), an exploration of the greatest soap satire ever made, deeper cuts like a Who's Who of the best-of-the-best actors on \u003cem\u003eFalcon Crest\u003c\/em\u003e, and much more. Together, these thoughtful essays get to the bottom of \u003cem\u003ewhat makes a soap\u003c\/em\u003e, tracing a throughline to reality TV and the shows that continue to hook us day and night with drama and emotion. \u003cem\u003eLove in the Afternoon, and Evening\u003c\/em\u003e will make you want to bust out your shoulder pads and binge your favorite show all over again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charlotte Druckman,Mayukh Sen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.24h x 5.51w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324075561\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDruckman, Charlotte:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eCharlotte Druckman\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning writer, author of \u003cem\u003eSkirt Steak\u003c\/em\u003e, and creator of the collection \u003cem\u003eWomen on Food\u003c\/em\u003e. Her work has appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, among others. She lives in New York, where she was born and raised.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSen, Mayukh:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eMayukh Sen \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of \u003cem\u003eLove, Queenie\u003c\/em\u003e--a finalist for the 2025 National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography--and \u003cem\u003eTaste Makers\u003c\/em\u003e. He is a 2026 United States Artists Fellow and teaches film and television reporting and criticism at New York University. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Charlotte Druckman \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48311289348253,"sku":"9781324075561","price":26.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_b814b264-e8e5-4649-8b57-ef00416184f3.jpg?v=1779260639","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/love-in-the-afternoon-and-evening-essays-and-conversations-on-soap-operas-9781324075561","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}