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This debut novel by the writing duo Eve Gleichman and Laura Blackett takes on hipster corporate culture with biting wit while also balancing breezy romance and pulse-pounding suspense'

Apple Books (Best Books of July)

A New York Times Editors' Choice
One of Apple Books' "Best Books of July”
One of Shondaland's "Best Books of July"
One of Bustle's "Most Anticipated New Books of July 2021"
One of LitHub's "New Books to Keep Your Summer Reading Going Strong"
One of Alma's "Favorite Books for Summer 2021"
One of LGBTQ Reads' "Most Anticipated"
One of Beyond the Bookends' "Outstanding Reads"

An offbeat, wryly funny debut that follows eccentric product engineer Ava as she becomes drawn to her startlingly charismatic new boss - who seems determined to get close to her at all costs...

Ava Simon designs storage boxes for STÄDA, a slick Brooklyn-based furniture company. She's hard-working, obsessive and heartbroken from a tragedy that killed her girlfriend and upended her life. It's been years since she's let anyone in.

But when Ava's new boss - the young and magnetic Mat Putnam - offers Ava a ride home one afternoon, an unlikely relationship blossoms. Ava remembers how rewarding it canbe to open up - and, despite her hesitancy, she starts to fall for him. But what if Mat isn't who he claims to be?

The Very Nice Box is a darkly comic and suspenseful novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat until its gripping finale. It's at once a satire of toxic masculinity and a big-hearted account of grief, friendship and trust.

Eve Gleichman and Laura Blackett

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Eve Gleichman & Laura Blackett are neighbours and writing partners based in Brooklyn, New York. Eve is a fiction-writer with work in The Kenyon Review, The Harvard Review and BOMB Magazine, and is a graduate of Brooklyn College's fiction MFA program. Laura is a woodworker and writer.