The Devil Wears Prada meets Primary Colors in this breezy summer read, as seen in The New York Times, People, and O Magazine
Alisyn Camerota is a journalist and anchor of CNN's morning showNew Day. Prior to joining CNN, Camerota was cohost of FOX News Channel's morning show FOX + Friends Weekend. She has been a national correspondent for NBC's morning magazine show Real Life and the crime show America's Most Wanted. She has also worked as a reporter at several local stations, including WHDH in Boston, WLNE in Providence, and WTTG in Washington, D.C. She lives in the New York area with her husband and three children.
"Ever craved the glamour of life as a morning TV anchor? . . .
Camerota serves up a taste in this breezy novel."
--O, The Oprah Magazine "Camerota combines her TV insider's
knowledge with a flair for comedy and hot-button issues in this
entertaining story of a journalist who gets her dream job."
--People "Amanda Wakes Up uses a breezy story to provide an
insider's guide to a closed world."
--The New York Times "When Amanda Gallo signs on for the job of her
dreams at FAIR news, she expects a life-changing career move. What
she finds is chaos, vipers, and relentless competition. You'll
laugh, you'll cry."
--Glamour (The Best Books to Read This Summer) "Amanda Gallo is my
kind of girl: funny, self-aware, and unable to resist a makeover.
Who knew there was so much good drama behind the perfectly coiffed
talking heads we see every morning on cable news? I held my breath
through the whole book as Amanda made her fierce and fabulous way
through this crazy media maze. I loved this novel."
--Lauren Weisberger, author of The Devil Wears Prada and When Life
Gives You Lululemons "A hilarious, eye-opening glimpse into the
TV-news trenches, from one who's had to navigate them backwards and
in heels."
--Samantha Bee, host of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee and author
of I Know I Am, but What Are You? "Amanda Wakes Up [is] flat-out
terrific: think 30 Rock meets The Devil Wears Prada, only with
dimension, heft, and a timely message about women in the workplace.
Amanda Wakes Up neatly straddles the beach-read/book-club divide;
you can enjoy it as a frothy office comedy, and/or you can
appreciate it as an authoritative exposé of newsroom culture. I did
both, and I loved every word."
--A. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in
the Window "It is no surprise to Alisyn Camerota's devoted viewers
that she would write a smart book with real warmth and a shrewd,
perceptive eye. Amanda Gallo's struggles to maintain her heart and
mind in the jungle of TV news make for sly fun, enlivened by a
revealing, behind-the-scenes perspective. Like all of us, Amanda is
trying to make it in the modern world with a little integrity and
humanity. Thanks to Camerota, she succeeds on both counts in this
always entertaining fictional debut."
--George Hodgman, author of Bettyville
"A fast-paced romp through the world of broadcast news and politics
that feels oh so real. Alisyn Camerota is surely psychic as she
takes us through Amanda's--and our own--coming of age."
--Ann Hood, author of The Knitting Circle and The Book that Matters
Most "Amanda is my favorite heroine to come along in a very long
time. Every page crackles with the tension of this surreal moment
in politics and media, and Amanda's earnest and honest efforts to
juggle ambition, morality, and matters of the heart will suck you
in from the opening chapters. Alisyn Camerota holds back nothing in
delivering a novel that is steeped in perfectly accurate details
about a life on live television and the universal desire to have it
all."
--Nicolle Wallace, author of Eighteen Acres and Madam President
"Devil Wears Prada meets Newsroom . . . A perfect summer read."
--Cupcakes and Cashmere "If anyone has the talent to write an
innovative narrative about the realities of working at a popular
cable-news station, it's Alisyn Camerota. . . . Amanda Wakes Up is
an energetic and sometimes surprising look at the life of an
ambitious news anchor. Readers' loyalties will swing back and forth
as different characters' perspectives are introduced into the story
line. At its core, the novel offers a lot of comedy, a touch of
romance and a healthy dose of what it means to weigh ambition
against truth."
--Associated Press "A fascinating glimpse at a highly curated world
. . . Journalism and entertainment blur in this story of a rising
cable news star who lands her dream job only to see her life
unravel around her. . . . Amanda has echoes of Bridget Jones as she
walks a confounding line between ambition and bewilderment."
--Kirkus Reviews
"With a plethora of parallels to the most recent U.S. election,
Camerota's timely send-up will engross readers from both sides of
the political spectrum."
--Booklist
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