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“I tore through this timely novel of family, marriage, love and politics. By turns insightful, poignant and laugh-out-loud funny,How To Sleep at Nightis a delight.”J. Courtney Sullivan,New York TimesBestselling author ofFriends and Strangers

A sharply observed comedy of manners about straight marriage, gay marriage, and family ties stretched thin by politics,How to Sleep at Nightis a witty and whip-smart debut reminiscent ofFleishman Is in Troubleand Emma Straub, by the New York Timesbook reporter.

Meet Ethan and Gabe. A devoted couple for years, they have successful careers, an adorable daughter, and a house in the New Jersey suburbs. Sure, they may have drifted to different ends of the political spectrum, but their marriage still has its spark. Then one night Ethan makes an announcement: he wants to run for Congress as a Republicanbut only if he has progressive Gabes blessing. For weeks a slightly queasy Gabe struggles between supporting his husband and maintaining his own lefty ideals.He can feel himself slowly pulled under the tide of Ethans ambitions, even as he becomes widely known as a conservative spouse.

In a nearby town, suburban mom Nicole wonders what happened to her younger selfliving in New York City, freely dating men and women, and on a path to a career in the art world. Nicole feels like an accessory in her husbands life and like shes given up on the goals she had for herself.Then an old flame re-enters her life unexpectedly. That woman is Ethans sister Kate.

A political reporter at a major newspaper, Kate has reached the top of her profession.But the adrenaline rush of chasing a story has lost its thrill.When Nicolethe woman who broke her heartslides into her DMs just as her brother starts his controversial congressional run, Kates life is thrown into a tailspin that threatens to derail the success shes worked so hard to achieve.

A sharply funny exploration of marriage and ambition, How to Sleep at Night has the feel of whispered secrets exchanged over cocktails with your smartest friend.Jenny Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of Pineapple Street