*"A whip-smart, funny, and searing look at the wild world of startups." —Good Morning America Book Club Buzz Pick *Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR In this “wise and wickedly funny novel about love, creativity, and the limitations of the tech-verse” ( Vogue ) newlyweds Asha and Cyrus find themselves running one of the most popular social media platforms in the world. Meet Asha Ray. Brilliant coder and possessor of a Pi tattoo, Asha is poised to make a scientific breakthrough when she is reunited with her high school crush, Cyrus Jones. Before she knows it, Asha has abandoned her lab, exchanged vows with Cyrus, and gone to work at an exclusive tech incubator called Utopia to develop an app called WAI—“We are Infinite.” WAI creates a sensation, with millions of users logging on every day. Will Cyrus and Asha’s marriage survive the pressures of sudden fame, or will she become overshadowed by the man everyone is calling the new messiah? This “scathing—and hilarious—take on startup culture, marriage and workaholism” ( Politico ) explores whether or not technology—with all its limits and possibilities—can disrupt modern love. **Longlisted for the Aspen Words Literary Prize** “A whip-smart, funny, and searing look at the wild world of startups.” —Good Morning America Book Club Buzz Pick “A wise and wickedly funny novel about love, creativity, and the limitations of the tech-verse.” — Vogue “An incisive satire about faith, technology and intimacy in the modern world...Tahmima Anam’s novel is a thought-provoking skewering of startup culture specifically—but because Americans revere tech and its leaders, we all share in those sins.” —Carole V. Bell, NPR “Success comes at a price, as Anam shows in this witty novel that explores ambition and love in the very-modern world.” —Nora Krug, The Washington Post “Anam has a wicked sense of humor, taking aim at startup culture and doomsday preppers while pointing out the lack of feminism and women of color in the tech industry.” —Connie Ogle, Minneapolis Star Tribune “The buzziest novel of the summer...there's delicious humor in the subtly savage takedowns of the Silicon Valley system....Anam deftly explores the gender politics of the book's central partnership.” — Entertainment Weekly “In this sharp and savage story, Anam deftly explores startup culture and the inherent sexism within the tech industry.” —E! News “Scathing yet hilarious...A compulsively readable novel—and a piercing satire on startup culture and gender politics.” —The Skimm “Spot on and zings.” — SheReads “A brilliant and trenchant portrait.” — The Observer “Takes the age-old cliché of a woman being undermined by men at work and places it in the center of a modern, satirical story.” —CNN “Explores an essential question for couples: Can you be both romantic partners and business partners? Newlyweds Asha and Cyrus are about to find out.” — Marie Claire “Anam writes with a delightful wryness about young people today, startup culture and the onset of the end of the world. The Startup Wife is a fun, intelligent contemporary novel about timely ethical questions.” — Charleston Post & Courier “Faith, feminism, and our automated future make for a delicious mash-up in this satirical novel....Anam’s penetrating look at the tech world’s discrimination pairs beautifully with her meditation on marriage and faith.” — Esquire “A scathing—and hilarious—take on startup culture, marriage and workaholism.” — Politico “Deliciously devilish and oh-so-meta....This story of tech as its own god obeying its own masters of the universe is profound.” — Techonomy “[A] charged and cheeky examination of startup culture, human connection and modern relationships.” — Ms. Magazine “With elements of feminism, race, religion, sci-fi, and satire, The Startup Wife is incredibly thought-provoking.” — Hello Giggles “A satirical and critical look at startup culture, cults, and modern relationships.” — Book Riot “Anam turns her keen eye toward skewering startup culture and exploring what the future of religion might look like in the digital age in her terrific new novel.” — PopSugar “A zippy novel that deepens into a reckoning with self-delusion.” — Scientific American “Anam’s own experiences underpin the book’s sharp and knowing satire, but at its core The Startup Wife is about much more than skewering our modern silicon messiahs.” — The Millions “Entertaining and very relevant for our times. Anam’s novel offers us a welcome balance between serious questions and an enjoyable, witty read.” — International Examiner “Endowed with witty prose and an intriguing premise, The Startup Wife by Tahmima Anam is a sparkling send-up of modern-day entrepreneurial culture.” — Shelf Awareness “A brilliantly incisive social novel....Because The Startup Wife is sexy and funny and puts relationships at the forefront,