Alan Opts Out

Bitingly funny * Mail on Sunday *
Ambitious and witty * Harper’s Bazaar, Best Books of the Summer *
Beautifully written, laugh out loud funny, and profound. Alan Opts Out is a delight – J Courtney Sullivan, author of THE CLIFFS
The eat-the-rich farce we need, from one of our funniest writers * Lit Hub *
Sly, propulsive and painfully hilarious family drama … reminded me how much fun a novel can be … It’s as if The Corrections had been written a full decade after the confirmed death of American dream – Caro Claire Burke, author of YESTERYEAR
Chicken-soup for the late capitalist soul. Or should I say lobster bisque? … Funny, surprising, empathetic … If this books lands in your hands, I beg you to opt in – Steven Rowley, NYT bestselling author of LILY AND THE OCTOPUS and THE GUNCLE
Vivid, lacerating and funny – Carl Hiaasen, author of FEVER BEACH
Witty, sharp, and tender, Alan Opts Out skewers late-stage capitalism and material ambition while keeping human hearts - a family of them - at its center. Courtney Maum’s eye for details is unmatched. She creates a family you quickly embrace, along with one of most unforgettable fictional parties of all time. Beneath the critique is a case for love: when the trappings fall away, love is what remains – RACHEL KHONG, NYT bestselling author of REAL AMERICANS
Alan Opts Out is a smart, funny, and all-too-timely tale of Americans on the edge of collapse, trying to figure out how to lead lives of authenticity and connection while also drowning in late-stage capitalism. Maum delivers wry humor without sacrificing compassion, offering what is both a sharp satire and also a surprisingly tender portrayal of people who are way, way over their heads, and just trying to be free – Elizabeth Gilbert, author of ALL THE WAY TO THE RIVER
Courtney Maum exposes how much of our lives-and our bank accounts-we sacrifice just to fit in. A brilliant, hilarious referendum on the American obsession with more – Nathan Hill, author of THE NIX
A gripping tale of late-stage capitalism, wellness and the compromises we all make to fit in * Stylist *

Courtney Maum is the author of five books, including the groundbreaking publishing guide, Before and After the Book Deal and the memoir, The Year of the Horses. A writing coach and executive director of the nonprofit learning collaborative, The Cabins, Courtney’s mission is to help people hold on to the joy of art-making in a culture obsessed with turning artists into brands. With her filmmaker husband, she has co-written films that have debuted at Sundance and won awards at Cannes.

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