Genre Fiction
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Let's Not Do That Again: A Novel
"Hilarious, suspenseful, and whip smart."
―Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
Meet the Harrisons!
A mother running for Senate, a son running from his problems, and a daughter running straight into trouble...
From Grant Ginder, the author of The People We Hate at the Wedding, comes a poignant, funny, and slyly beguiling novel which proves that, like democracy, family is a messy and fragile thing ―perfect for fans of Veep's biting humor, the family drama of Succession, and the joys of Kevin Wilson's Nothing to See Here.
Nancy Harrison is running for Senate, and she's going to win, goddamnit. Not that that's her slogan, although it could be. She's said all the right things. Passed all the right legislation. Chapped her lips kissing babies. There's just one problem: her grown children.
Greta and Nick Harrison are adrift. Nick is floundering in his attempts to write a musical about the life of Joan Didion (called Hello to All That!). And then there's his little sister Greta. Smart, pretty, and completely unmotivated, allowing her life to pass her by like the shoppers at the Apple store where she works.
One morning the world wakes up not to Nancy making headlines, but her daughter, Greta. She's in Paris. With extremist protestors. Throwing a bottle of champagne through a beloved bistro's front window. In order to save her campaign, not to mention her daughter, Nancy and Nick must find Greta before it's too late.
Smart, funny, and surprisingly tender, Let's Not Do That Again shows that family, like politics, can hurt like a mother.
―Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
Meet the Harrisons!
A mother running for Senate, a son running from his problems, and a daughter running straight into trouble...
From Grant Ginder, the author of The People We Hate at the Wedding, comes a poignant, funny, and slyly beguiling novel which proves that, like democracy, family is a messy and fragile thing ―perfect for fans of Veep's biting humor, the family drama of Succession, and the joys of Kevin Wilson's Nothing to See Here.
Nancy Harrison is running for Senate, and she's going to win, goddamnit. Not that that's her slogan, although it could be. She's said all the right things. Passed all the right legislation. Chapped her lips kissing babies. There's just one problem: her grown children.
Greta and Nick Harrison are adrift. Nick is floundering in his attempts to write a musical about the life of Joan Didion (called Hello to All That!). And then there's his little sister Greta. Smart, pretty, and completely unmotivated, allowing her life to pass her by like the shoppers at the Apple store where she works.
One morning the world wakes up not to Nancy making headlines, but her daughter, Greta. She's in Paris. With extremist protestors. Throwing a bottle of champagne through a beloved bistro's front window. In order to save her campaign, not to mention her daughter, Nancy and Nick must find Greta before it's too late.
Smart, funny, and surprisingly tender, Let's Not Do That Again shows that family, like politics, can hurt like a mother.
Editorial Reviews
Named one of the "20 Most Anticipated Books of 2022" by Entertainment Weekly
Named one of Bloomberg's "10 Most-Compelling Books for Spring"
Named one of Electric Lit's "Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Books of 2022"
April 2022 Indie Next Pick
"In this smart, witty novel from the author of The People We Hate at the Wedding, no institution―from family to the U.S. government―is safe from skewering, and you're sure to enjoy every word."
―Town & Country
"There's a very particular kind of pleasure to be taken from peering into the inner lives of the extremely rich; it's even more gratifying when the 1 percent in question are the covert, corrupt variety. Grant Ginder has whipped up an alluring romp about one such Upper East Side family... [with] characters we can root for even when they are behaving badly (they're wickedly funny). Let's Not Do That Again delivers just the spoonful of sugar you need it to."
―Entertainment Weekly
"Ginder, a former congressional intern and speechwriter for John Podesta whose 2017 book The People We Hate at the Wedding is currently being adapted to film returns with a political romp about a mother whose Senate campaign is derailed when her daughter is photographed destroying a storefront window during a protest in Paris. Imagine a mashup of Veep and The Other Two and you'll get a sense of this screwball family dramedy."
―Electric Lit
"It's a pleasure to find a book that's genuinely funny, from the names of the businesses mentioned, to the snappy dialogue. But beneath the wit, there's a warm tale of family ties; of how kin is kin, no matter how crazy-making they might be; and how love lurks beneath the mountain of Harrison drama."
―The Seattle Times
"A new book from Ginder beckons the reader like a hot bath and glass of something, a reliable and relaxing pleasure. In this timely comic novel set in New York and Paris, a political family deals with drama past and present. Ginder aces the small stuff [and] the big stuff, characteristically insightful on sibling and parent-child relationships. Ooh la la, this book is a shoo-in."
―Kirkus (starred review)
"Ginder (The People We Hate at the Wedding) delivers an effervescent family drama [that] dexterously describes the machinations of his caffeine-fueled lead and lights up the pages with bubbly, rapid-fire dialogue... it yields devilish hilarity. Politics and blood loyalty can become a slippery slope, but here they're a perfect combination. This smart and seamless comedy is nonstop fun."
―Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Nobody...
Named one of Bloomberg's "10 Most-Compelling Books for Spring"
Named one of Electric Lit's "Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Books of 2022"
April 2022 Indie Next Pick
"In this smart, witty novel from the author of The People We Hate at the Wedding, no institution―from family to the U.S. government―is safe from skewering, and you're sure to enjoy every word."
―Town & Country
"There's a very particular kind of pleasure to be taken from peering into the inner lives of the extremely rich; it's even more gratifying when the 1 percent in question are the covert, corrupt variety. Grant Ginder has whipped up an alluring romp about one such Upper East Side family... [with] characters we can root for even when they are behaving badly (they're wickedly funny). Let's Not Do That Again delivers just the spoonful of sugar you need it to."
―Entertainment Weekly
"Ginder, a former congressional intern and speechwriter for John Podesta whose 2017 book The People We Hate at the Wedding is currently being adapted to film returns with a political romp about a mother whose Senate campaign is derailed when her daughter is photographed destroying a storefront window during a protest in Paris. Imagine a mashup of Veep and The Other Two and you'll get a sense of this screwball family dramedy."
―Electric Lit
"It's a pleasure to find a book that's genuinely funny, from the names of the businesses mentioned, to the snappy dialogue. But beneath the wit, there's a warm tale of family ties; of how kin is kin, no matter how crazy-making they might be; and how love lurks beneath the mountain of Harrison drama."
―The Seattle Times
"A new book from Ginder beckons the reader like a hot bath and glass of something, a reliable and relaxing pleasure. In this timely comic novel set in New York and Paris, a political family deals with drama past and present. Ginder aces the small stuff [and] the big stuff, characteristically insightful on sibling and parent-child relationships. Ooh la la, this book is a shoo-in."
―Kirkus (starred review)
"Ginder (The People We Hate at the Wedding) delivers an effervescent family drama [that] dexterously describes the machinations of his caffeine-fueled lead and lights up the pages with bubbly, rapid-fire dialogue... it yields devilish hilarity. Politics and blood loyalty can become a slippery slope, but here they're a perfect combination. This smart and seamless comedy is nonstop fun."
―Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Nobody...
