For fans of Sally Rooney and David Mitchell, Writers & Lovers is the insightful novel from Lily King, the author of the New York Times Bestseller Euphoria.

The New York Times Bestseller

‘A novel with the broad embrace of a 1990s Richard Curtis film’ - The Sunday Times
‘Witty and affecting, Writers & Lovers explores where grit can get you, even when everything appears to be falling apart’ - i newspaper
‘Captivating’ - Madeline Miller, author of Circe
‘Funny and immensely clever’ - Tessa Hadley, author of Free Love

Casey is lost. She is mourning the death of her mother, the novel she has been writing for six years isn’t going anywhere, and her debt is soaring. Surely at thirty-one, when all her friends are getting married and having kids, she is too old for things to be this way.

Then she meets Silas. He is kind, handsome, interested. But only a few weeks later, Oscar – older, fascinating, complicated – walks into her life, his two boys in tow. Suddenly Casey finds herself at the point of a love triangle, torn between two very different futures . . .

Funny and heartbreaking, Writers & Lovers is Lily King's bitingly clever modern classic.

‘Exquisite . . . A warm and buoyant romance’ - The Sunday Telegraph
‘Delightful . . . Warm, funny and sharply observed’ - Daily Mail
‘Infused with tenderness and wry wit’ - The Irish Times
‘Romantic and funny . . . Wonderfully life-affirming’ - Daily Express

"Exquisite . . . a warm and buoyant romance" - Sunday Telegraph

"A wry and perceptive coming-of-age story" - Observer

"A novel with the broad embrace of a 1990s Richard Curtis film . . . There’s romance, there’s a moral journey and there are characters with amusing foibles." - Sunday Times

"Delightful . . . warm, funny and sharply observed . . . an affecting, uplifting exploration of the risks and rewards of opening up" - Daily Mail

"Unflinching and ultimately buoyant in its depiction of the courage and grit required to stay creative, this is essential reading for any aspiring author" - Mail on Sunday

"This smooth, deliberate chronicle of creation keeps the men in their place and Casey firmly rooted at the center of her own story." - Los Angeles Times

"King has created . . . someone akin to Sally Rooney’s Frances in Conversations with Friends" - Boston Globe

"A knowing look at the pursuit of a life in the arts, with a protagonist you’ll root for." - Marie Claire

"A comic and compassionate novel . . . With wit and what reads like deep insider wisdom, Ms. King captures the chronic low-level panic of taking a leap into the artsy unknown and finding yourself adrift, without land or rescue in sight." - Wall Street Journal

"This novel will become a defining classic for struggling young writers." - Vulture

"Intimate and vulnerable . . . Lily King’s novel follows a deeply relatable protagonist navigating a whole menu of crises surrounded by a cast of genuine, vivid characters . . . The book occupies a small space, but packs it to the brim with humanity." - Entertainment Weekly

"A vivid, funny and altogether real look at what living a creative life means for a woman" - Elle Magazine (USA)

"Romantic and funny, this smart, witty book takes a wonderfully life-affirming look at love, literature and second chances." - Daily Express

"A smart, witty book" - Daily Mirror

"Witty and affecting, Writers & Lovers explores where grit can get you, even when everything appears to be falling apart." - i newspaper

"If you like smart, acerbic but ultimately life-affirming fiction, you’ll love it" - Stylist

"Infused with tenderness and wry wit in equal measure, Writers & Lovers is King’s best book yet." - Irish Times

"Puzzling and beautiful . . . Reading the book feels like waiting for clouds to break – a kind of gorgeous agony" - Guardian

"Smart, funny and a breeze to read" - Metro

"King’s writing is spirited, clever and funny, and her novel is better than most others you’ll read this year." - Evening Standard

"Wise, witty and generous-spirited . . . She’s brilliant on the trials and tribulations of restaurant workers and the struggles of aspiring writers, complete with rejection letters and constant doubt that their novels are any good" - Independent.co.uk

"A wry and funny account of a thirtysomething’s struggles to become a novelist that deliciously sends up puffed-up male writerly egos along its way" - Sunday Times

"King’s tender, romantic novel is an uplifting account of loss, literature and the redeeming power of love" - Daily Mail

"It deals with grief in a way that makes you feel as if your hand is being held" - Daily Express