272 pages | paperback |

NATIONAL BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION’S FIRST NOVEL PRIZEAn intoxicating exploration of male-dominated workplaces . . .NSFWis gripping, with a lot to unpack, making it excellent book-club fodder.TIME

Named an Amazon “Best Book of 2022” for Literature and Fiction

Blisteringly sharp and hypersmartmeet Isabel Kaplans searing debut novel about a young woman trying to succeed in Hollywood without selling her soul.

From the outside, the unnamed protagonist inNSFWappears to be the vision of success. She has landed an entry-level position at a leading TV network that thousands of college grads would kill for. And sure, she has much to learn. The daughter of a prominent feminist attorney, she grew up outside the industry. But shes resourceful and hardworking. What could go wrong?

At first, the high adrenaline work environment motivates her. Yet as she climbs the ranks, she confronts the reality of creating change from the inside. Her points only get attention when echoed by male colleagues; she hears whispers of abuse and sexual misconduct. Her mother says to keep her head down until shes the one in chargea scenario that seems idealistic at best, morally questionable at worst. When her personal and professional lives collide, threatening both the network and her future, she must decide what to protect: the career shes given everything for or the empowered woman she claims to be.

Fusing page-turning prose with dark humor and riveting commentary on the truths of starting out professionally, Isabel KaplansNSFWis an unflinching exploration of the gray area between empowerment and complicity. The result is a stunning portrait of what success costs in todays patriarchal world, asking us: Is it ever worth it?