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From a former Politico reporter, a fast-paced debut novel about a young journalist at D.C.'s hottest (and most cut-throat) political rag who uncovers a scandal sure to turn the Beltway inside out.

Meet Adrienne Brown, a twenty-eight-year-old Wellesley College grad who recently left her glamorous job at Town & Country…

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This book was Karin Tanabe’s debut novel based on her time at Politico, and it has made me a lifelong fan of her writing. I enjoyed the press room moments in The West Wing and would have loved to see more behind-the-scenes from the point of view of the journalists, and this was just what I needed. 

It’s satirical and funny, so in a different genre to the show, but it was great to get this angle on the DC machine.

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