Ripe by Sarah Rose Etter: Paperback; 304 pages / English

[Scribner] • National bestseller • Named a Best Book of the Year by Time, HuffPost, Kirkus Reviews, and more • A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice • A Roxane Gay Audacious Book Club Selection • A Marie Claire Book Club Pick A surreal literary fiction novel with “a dark, delicious edge” (Time) about a woman in Silicon Valley who must decide how much she’s willing to give up for success—from an award-winning writer whose work Roxane Gay calls “utterly unique and remarkable.” A year into her dream job at a cutthroat Silicon Valley start-up, Cassie finds herself trapped in a toxic workplace that turns into a corporate nightmare. Between the long hours, toxic bosses, and unethical projects, she also struggles to reconcile the glittering promise of a city shaped by late-stage capitalism where obscene wealth lives alongside abject poverty and suffering. Ivy League grads complain about the snack selection from a conference room with a view of unhoused people bathing in the bay.