Last Resort: A New York Times Editor’s Pick
Andrew Lipstein
Jan 2022 · Weidenfeld & Nicolson · Narrated by Noah Michael Levine
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Named a Best Book of 2022 by the New Yorker
Named a Top 10 Book of the Year by Slate
A New York Times Editors' Choice
Shortlisted for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction
'Talent is rare, which is why I let out a big yippee reading Andrew Lipstein's Last Resort... Excellent'
THE TIMES
'You won't read a more brilliantly executed literary romp this year'
GUARDIAN
'A funny, fast-paced literary satire'
DAILY TELEGRAPH
'Incredibly entertaining'
NEW YORK TIMES, Editor's Choice
'If Less by Andrew Sean Greer left a hole in your life, good news: Last Resort will fill it'
MEG MASON
'Caleb Horowitz is exactly the kind of character I love to hate'
CLAIRE FULLER
Caleb Horowitz is twenty-seven, and his wildest dreams are about to come true. His manuscript has caught the attention of the literary agent, who offers him fame, fortune and a taste of the literary life. He can't wait for his book to be shopped around to every editor in New York, except one: Avi Dietsch, a college rival and the novel's 'inspiration.'
When Avi gets his hands on the manuscript, he sees nothing but theft - and opportunity. And so Caleb is forced to make a Faustian bargain, one that tests his theories of success, ambition and the limits of art.
Named a Top 10 Book of the Year by Slate
A New York Times Editors' Choice
Shortlisted for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction
'Talent is rare, which is why I let out a big yippee reading Andrew Lipstein's Last Resort... Excellent'
THE TIMES
'You won't read a more brilliantly executed literary romp this year'
GUARDIAN
'A funny, fast-paced literary satire'
DAILY TELEGRAPH
'Incredibly entertaining'
NEW YORK TIMES, Editor's Choice
'If Less by Andrew Sean Greer left a hole in your life, good news: Last Resort will fill it'
MEG MASON
'Caleb Horowitz is exactly the kind of character I love to hate'
CLAIRE FULLER
Caleb Horowitz is twenty-seven, and his wildest dreams are about to come true. His manuscript has caught the attention of the literary agent, who offers him fame, fortune and a taste of the literary life. He can't wait for his book to be shopped around to every editor in New York, except one: Avi Dietsch, a college rival and the novel's 'inspiration.'
When Avi gets his hands on the manuscript, he sees nothing but theft - and opportunity. And so Caleb is forced to make a Faustian bargain, one that tests his theories of success, ambition and the limits of art.
About the author
ANDREW LIPSTEIN is a writer based in Brooklyn. He works on the product design team at Kabbage, a fintech startup, and was previously at Meural, an art tech startup. He founded and runs the digital bookstore 0s&1s. He graduated from Haverford College with a bachelor's degree in mathematics. LAST RESORT is his debut novel.
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