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“A dazzling fictional debut, Jason Diamond’s Kaplan’s Plot calls to mind both John Irving’s darkly funny tales of family dysfunction and E. L. Doctorow’s evocative dives into the early 20th century American underworld. At the same, Diamond sneaks in deeper truths about family history...

Blisteringly sharp, hypersmart, and compulsively listenable—meet Isabel Kaplan’s searing debut novel about a young woman trying to succeed in Hollywood without selling her soul. "The rare kind of read that made me giggle just as much as it left me gutted." —Zakiya Dalila Harris, New York...

The Finish Line is a transforming and inspiring story about Tiffany, who thinks small chats with friends at lunchtime in school are all she will recall when she looks back on her school days. Her running and hard work bring about supportive people who change the ways she sees herself, her mother, and the world around her.