Hot Desk

Two rival editors, one shared desk - You've Got Mail meets The Hating Game in the smart new romantic comedy set in the world of publishing, perfect for fans of Nora Ephron and Katherine Heiny.

'Hilarious, heartbreaking, satirical, cutting and FUN'
Laura Jane Williams

'For anyone who loves Curtis Sittenfeld, Nora Ephron, Alison Espach'
Joanna Rackoff

'Super smart and assured . . . Fans of Tom Lake and The Flatshare will love it'
Sarra Manning

'Rollicking and entertaining'
People Magazine

'Captures all the thrills and aches of setting out in the world'
Morgan Dick

1982
When wide-eyed Jane Kinloch arrives at the East River Review in New York, she strikes up a friendship with her fellow intern, the glamorous Rose. But Rose's attraction to their married boss, literary titan Edward David Adams, threatens to drive a wedge between them.

2022

When hot-desking is introduced at her office, Rebecca Blume of Avenue Publishing is furious about having to share her workspace with Ben Heath - an editor at rival imprint Hawk Mills.

What starts as a battle of passive-aggressive Post-It notes escalates after the death of renowned writer Edward David Adams. He has left behind an unfinished novel - and Ben and Rebecca are in competition to publish it.

That is until Rebecca discovers that the manuscript contains a decades-old secret about her mother, Jane.

Rebecca is determined to stop it from seeing the light of day. But can she persuade Ben to let it go?