NATIONAL BESTSELLER • FINALIST FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION'S FIRST NOVEL PRIZE • “An intoxicating exploration of male-dominated workplaces . . . NSFW is gripping, with a lot to unpack, making it excellent book-club fodder.” ― TIME Named an Amazon "Best Book of 2022" for L iterature and Fiction The thing about Los Angeles is that it’s awful and I hate it, but when I’m there, nowhere else exists, and I can’t imagine leaving. It’s a difficult place to be old or sick or fat or poor or without a strong social media presence. It’s not an easy place to be young, either. So begins Isabel Kaplan’s electric and incisive debut novel about life at the bottom of the corporate ladder. She’s young, she’s smart, she’s set up for success. She has a covetable assistant job at a television network, a well-connected feminist mother who only wants the best for her, a prescription for appetite-suppressing injections, and a relentless work ethic. What could possibly go wrong? Compulsively readable and darkly comedic, NSFW explores the messiest parts of twenty-something life, from the indignities of entry level jobs to the elusive quest for self-acceptance. “Excellent book-club fodder” ( Time ), it’s a novel you’ll want to press into the hands of your coworkers and friends and one that marks the arrival of a major new literary voice. An Amazon Best Book of July 2022: Compelling contradictions abound in Isabel Kaplan’s novel NSFW , which sucks you in from the start. Take the co-dependent relationship the unnamed female protagonist has with her stoned mother, a famous women’s rights lawyer who forced her daughter on a diet at age 10. Or the slacker male executive who calls in sick with a hang nail, and gets promoted shortly after. The hero of this novel isn’t a hero at all—she’s a relatable young millennial trying to make her way in the world before there was #MeToo language to describe the subtle (and not-so-subtle) double standards women face, set against the backdrop of a Hollywood gig “people would kill for”—that’s not so glamorous when you pull back the curtain. I’ve been counting down the days for this book to be released so I have more people with whom to discuss the cliffhanger ending, which I can’t stop thinking about. —Lindsay Powers, Amazon Editor Named one of Debutiful's " Best Debut Books of 2022 “Ambition bites back in NSFW . . . So visceral . . . NSFW makes your brain spin on the #MeToo merry-go-round that’s come derailed from the base and spontaneously set on fire. Bleak and brave, this novel is a reminder of how skewered women are, no matter ‘how far we’ve come.’” ― The New York Times "Explosive . . . [ NSFW ] lays bare the many troubling elements of Hollywood's corporate culture, from veiled sexism to blatant sexual harassment." ― The Hollywood Reporter "Haunting and hilarious in equal measure . . . This sharp, unflinching novel takes a magnifying glass to the cognitive dissonance required by women who dare to exist―or even succeed―in a male-dominated world. The rich nuances of the narrator's personal and professional life in Hollywood, which blur together with every page, are as farcical as they are strikingly realistic. A must-read." ― BuzzFeed “A wholly engrossing and shrewdly observational novel that puts the transactional nature of relationships―both professional and personal―on full blast. NSFW is the rare kind of read that made me giggle just as much as it left me gutted.” ― Zakiya Dalila Harris, New York Times bestselling author of The Other Black Girl “I devoured NSFW . The complexities of who we are, what we stand for, and what we hope we stand for―plus the ramifications of all the choices we make―are beautifully explored. I learned from this novel and I am grateful for it.” ―Jamie Lee Curtis “A frank account of leaning in and its inherent filthiness. Kaplan captures the psychological and, at times, literal gymnastics required of striving women.” ― Raven Leilani, New York Times bestselling author of Luster “Kaplan peels back the curtain to examine the culture of a television network in this sharply observed, completely absorbing debut novel . . . Kaplan’s authentic insider knowledge makes her piercing first outing a cut above the plethora of Hollywood-set novels.” ― Booklist “Incisive and painfully resonant . . . [NSFW] is an unexpectedly funny book, given the subject matter, and features frustrating, complex, and profoundly human characters.” ―Electric Literature “With tons of dark humor . . . This is a novel that captures the contemporary moment of work culture and more.” ―Book Riot “Frank, funny, and unputdownable, Isabel Kaplan's NSFW takes you on an ambitious young woman's wild ride through Hollywood. Her mother's a famous feminist lawyer, and she's a rising executive star, mistress of her destiny. But behind the glitter and the justice, everyone is tarnished and compromised including even our narrator. Kaplan, with her sharp and nuan