Medium Rare by Joukovsky, A. Natasha
Medium Rare by Joukovsky, A. Natasha

Medium Rare

From the author of The Portrait of a Mirror, a modern tragicomedy transforms the myth of Icarus...
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Author: A. Natasha Joukovsky
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Subtotal: $39.97
Medium Rare by Joukovsky, A. Natasha

Medium Rare

$71.99 $39.97
Medium Rare by Joukovsky, A. Natasha

Medium Rare

$71.99 $39.97
Author: A. Natasha Joukovsky
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
From the author of The Portrait of a Mirror, a modern tragicomedy transforms the myth of Icarus into a blazing romp through bureaucracy, B-list fame, and college basketball...

Phil is ordinary. A mid-level Washington lobbyist for a decidedly unsexy organization, unhappy in the way all mildly successful, minimally influential men are. That is until the spring of 2019, when Phil's picks for the NCAA March Madness Tournament start panning out, and heads begin to turn his way. He really may do it: predict a perfect bracket, for a billion-dollar prize.

At first, Cassandra is just along for Phil's soaring rise--she had foreseen it happening, after all. Despite moving in different circles since their shared university days and Cassandra never much liking him, she recognizes in Phil the making of a legend worthy of the highest art. What Cassandra fails to predict, though, is just how much she'd grow to care about Phil's wife, Raleigh--and that the grandest narrative arcs sometimes unfold at the steepest of personal costs.

Dazzling in its absurd comedy, Medium Rare is not only a gambol through the upper echelon, but also a shrewd examination of madness, desire, and credibility--why don't we listen when prophetic women speak? A. Natasha Joukovsky delivers a story as layered and incisive as it is high-flying fun.

Author: A. Natasha Joukovsky
Publisher: Melville House Publishing
Published: 03/03/2026
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 8.26h x 5.62w x 0.85d
ISBN: 9781685892470


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 02/01/2026
Foreword 02/27/2026

About the Author
A. NATASHA JOUKOVSKY is the author of The Portrait of a Mirror. Her writing has been published in Literary Hub, Electric Lit, The Common, and Still Alive. Natasha holds a BA in English from the University of Virginia and an MBA from New York University's Stern School of Business. She lives in Washington, DC.
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