The Book Tour

Former Harlequin editor Ohanjanians takes readers behind the scenes of the publishing industry in her lighthearted grumpy/sunshine debut. As a second-generation Armenian immigrant, Ana Movilian feels pressure to validate her parents’ sacrifices in raising her, but after dropping out of medical school to focus on her advice podcast, she feels like a disappointment—even after her debut self-help book becomes a bestseller. When the publicist assigned to accompany her on her book tour is replaced by Ryan Grant, her publisher’s snobbish publicity director who is “markedly disinterested” in her writing, Ana has one more person to whom she must prove her worth. Over the two-week tour, opposites attract as Ana and Ryan grow closer and chemistry sparks. The forced-proximity romance plot feels familiar and occasionally becomes repetitive, but Ohanjanians mixes in plenty of humor and personal growth along the way, with witty banter between the leads and some heavier emotional beats as Ana navigates grief, cultural expectations, and societal pressures. This charms. (Mar.)