You Between the Lines
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“A brilliant, poignant love story perfect for fans of Emily Henry. With vibrant characters, You Between the Lines is a master class in the art of the romance novel.”
—Peyton Corinne, author of Unsteady
A former sorority girl starts a prestigious poetry MFA program only to discover that one of her classmates is her high school crush-turned-nemesis—and he can't stop writing about her.
No one’s more surprised than Leigh when a prestigious MFA program in North Carolina accepts her. A former sorority girl, Leigh’s the first to admit she knows more about the lyrics of Taylor Swift than T.S. Eliot, and she’s never been able to shake the “all-style-no-substance” feedback her high school crush made in their poetry workshop. Leigh's insecurities become all too real when Will, that same high school crush-turned-nemesis, shows up at orientation. And now, he’s William, exactly the kind of writer Leigh hates, complete with his pretentious sweater vests and tattered Moleskine. Leigh’s determined to prove herself—and William—wrong by landing the program’s highly-coveted fellowship. But Will’s dead-set on proving himself too, and in a small cohort, they can't keep apart for long.
When Will submits an intimate poem (that's maybe, probably, definitely about Leigh) to workshop, they’re both forced to realize there’s more to the other than what’s on the page. And what’s between the lines may be even more interesting.
“You Between the Lines is almost indescribably good: fresh and smart and tender, with not just some of the most gorgeously crisp prose, but poetry I’d pin to every one of my Pinterest boards. Leigh is my soulmate, and Will is the gold standard for book boyfriends.”
―Jessica Joyce, USA Today bestselling author of The Ex Vows and You, with a View
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Naymon makes a promising debut with this contemplative contemporary whose sensitively drawn characters express themselves through poetry. Feeling stifled by her advertising job, Leigh Simon is both delighted and nervous to upend her life by moving from Boston to the North Carolina mountains for an MFA program in poetry. The "Taylor Swift–enthusiast sorority-girl Ohioan" doesn't fit her own preconceived notions of what a serious poet might look like, but her high school crush–turned–fellow graduate student Will Langford does. Leigh is torn between scorning his pretention and longing for his approval. As their rivalry intensifies, they each work to parse the meaning from every line the other writes—wondering which pieces are about them. Their forced proximity necessitates more trust, and they slowly open up about what drove them apart after high school and help each other cope with complicated family lives. Naymon keeps the poetry accessible, and it's a lot of fun reading between the lines to understand the protagonists' true feelings. Second-chance romance fans will find this hits the spot.
