First published 2018
A group of professors and graduate students anxiously await the publication of academic journal reviews that could make or break their careers. As they parse every word, the stakes become clear: a negative review could cost them tenure, research funding, even their jobs. Yet beneath the veneer of intellectual pursuit, personal rivalries and dark secrets simmer. This incisive novel lays bare the petty jealousies and Machiavellian power struggles that lurk within the ivory tower.
Genres: fiction, drama, literary-fiction, mystery, contemporary, academic
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
214 pages · Paperback