The Hop: A Novel

“THE HOP is a fresh ode to sisterhood and sexual agency that crackles with verve and wit. I couldn’t put it down.” – Gabriela Garcia, author of the New York Times Bestseller Of Women and Salt

“A gorgeously rendered and deeply engrossing snapshot of contemporary sex work.” – Booklist

“Clarke refuses to turn this story into a morality play…[and her] newly rich and famous [protagonist] doesn’t turn away from sex work. Instead, she uses her new freedom to imagine what sex work might look like if its practitioners were truly empowered and autonomous. Like Clarke’s debut, this is technically adventurous, politically relevant, and emotionally engaging.” – Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

”[An] ambitious and addictive feminist tale… With a complicated mother-daughter relationship, unconditional friendships, disappointments, and a bold stance on the sex industry, Clarke’s novel consistently stirs the head and the heart. This is a great achievement.” – Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“A formally inventive and politically subversive novel” – The New Yorker

Diana Clarke, a New Zealander, holds an MFA from Purdue University, where Roxane Gay was her thesis adviser, and a PhD from the University of Utah. She made her literary debut with the novel Thin Girls, and her work has been published in prestigious literary publications including Glimmer Train, the Rumpus, Black Warrior Review, the Master’s Review, and Hobart. The Hop is her second novel. She is a professor of creative writing and literature at the University of Canberra, Australia.