Now Is Not a Good Time for a Breakdown

A refreshing and boldly human story of one woman's personal reckoning andsubsequent self-discovery from a debut novelist to watch. Jess has everythingshe thought she wanted: a thriving career, a packed social calendar, and a NewYork City apartment with her best friend. On paper, she s thriving; in reality, she s unraveling stuck between the lifeshe imagined and the one she s living. When her best friend falls in love,Jess s sense of stability begins to slip as the cracks in her seemingly perfectlife begin to show. Torn between stability and desire, Jess finds herselfcaught between two men: Greg, a picture-perfect architect, whose version ofadulthood promises comfort and security, and Taylor, a magnetic bartender,who awakens the opportunity for exhilaration and escape. Th en the world shuts down As the Covid-19 pandemic spreads to New YorkCity, the fragile vices holding Jess s life together collapse leaving her alone withquestions she s been avoiding. Cue a breakdown, as Jess takes stock of her life beyond its successful exterior:excess, avoidant ambition, situationships, and insincerity; and, instead ofunraveling, considers the terrifying freedom of starting over. Darkly funny and emotionally raw, Now is Not a Good Time for a Breakdownis an empowering coming-of-age novel examining what it means to come intoyour own when visible markers of success aren t enough to stifl e the feelingof quietly falling apart.