In 'Romantic Comedy,' Curtis Sittenfeld flips the gendered tropes
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Romantic Comedy by Sally Sittenfeld
Curtis Sittenfeld's latest book opens on the set of a sketch comedy show that's a lot like Saturday Night Live. The book explores what happens when sparks fly between a writer named Sally and Noah, a pop star who's a celebrity guest host for the show. "Writing this novel allowed me to kind of grapple with my own confusion about being a person," says Sittenfeld.
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