{"product_id":"bad-words-by-rioghnach-robinson","title":"Bad Words by Rioghnach Robinson","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA magnetic, undeniably clever debut perfect for fans of Sally Rooney and Emily Henry that captures the tender ache of two people caught between criticism and connection.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eParker Navarro’s buzzy debut novel should’ve been the book of the year. Instead, it was panned so harshly by notorious critic Selina Chan that it became the literary flop of the decade. Four years later, his new novel marks a second chance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSelina’s carefully curated life is a result of the sacrifices she’s made in her pursuit for excellence. The last thing she wants to do is review Parker’s second book, but as the only Asian-American staffer at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCity Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and with the iconic publication in financial trouble, she has no choice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe review goes live: a devastating pan, again. That night, at an industry party, Parker and Selina erupt in a fight that’s secretly filmed—and it goes viral, driving Parker’s preorders and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCity’s\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esubscription numbers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Parker and Selina are pitted against each other through pointed interviews and in-person clashes, their jabs about publishing, criticism, and who gets to lead an artist’s life give way to the realization that they might be more like-minded than they thought. While the feud carries on in public, a different conversation begins in private, especially after they're thrust together one snowy New York evening and begin an epistolary exchange that starts to feel a lot like flirting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWitty and endlessly charming, Ríoghnach Robinson’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBad Words\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis about the power of writing and the unexpected intimacy of being truly, wholeheartedly, read.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46134337536173,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0577\/3364\/4461\/files\/9781250431295_54173.jpg?v=1781800744","url":"https:\/\/underbrushbooks.com\/products\/bad-words-by-rioghnach-robinson","provider":"Underbrush Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}