PRAISE FOR SARAH MLYNOWSKI
As Seen on TV
âA fun and telling look at the world of reality TV and the lure of fame.â
âBooklist
âAs Seen on TV is funnyâ¦. The book is filled with witty characters and Steve, a lovable boyfriend whom you canât help rooting for.â
âColumbus Dispatch
âAs Seen on TV is simply irresistibleâone of the best reasons you could find for reaching for the TV remote and hitting the off button.â
âInternational bestselling author Nick Earls
Fishbowl
âAn original and very funny celebration of friendship between women.â
âWaldenbooks, Best of 2002 Womenâs Fiction
ââ¦Mlynowski is out for a rollicking good time from the start.â
âArizona Republic
âUndemandingly perfectâ¦wonderfully bitchy.â
âJewish Chronicle
âA fresh and witty take on real-life exams in love, lust, trust and friendship.â
âBestselling author Jessica Adams
Milkrun
âMlynowski is acutely aware of the plight of the 20-something single womanâshe offers funny dialogue and several slices of reality.â
âPublishers Weekly
âThis Sex and the City-style story is chick-lit for the modern age.â
âHeat
Twenty-something Sarah Mlynowski was born in Montreal, Canada, and has an honors degree in English literature from McGill University. She is currently a full-time novelist in New York, and her books have been published in more than sixteen countries. Monkey Business is her fourth novel.
If youâd like to say hello, visit her Web site at www.SarahMlynowski.com.
Many, many thanks to:
my mom, Elissa Ambrose, because she reads each word I ever write, no matter what time it is, and always makes my sentences sound prettier; my editor, Sam Bell, for putting this book on the Slim-Fast diet and showing me how to punch it up; my agent, Laura Dail, for being superb in every way; Corinne Gelman, for still being my favorite interview subject, and for taking the time to read early, cryptic drafts of this book; Lynda Curnyn, because she is one of the nicest editors around, as well as being a fabulous writer and my favorite lunching companion; the RDI team: Farrin Jacobs, Margaret Marbury, Laura Morris, Stephanie Campbell, Margie Miller, Tara Kelly and Tania Charzewski, for their excellent work; my friends and little sister: Jess Braun, Bonnie Altro, Robin Glube, Jess Davidman and Aviva Mlynowski, for always answering my Is-This-Funny?/Does-This-Sound-Too-Canadian? e-mails within thirty seconds of receiving them; and Todd Swidler, because with him beside me, everything makes sense. Life, love and even arbitrage pricing. Okay, he had to explain that last one multiple times and ver-r-ry slowly.
For my dad and stepmom,
Larry Mlynowski and Louisa Weiss, with love.
orientation (primarily academic)
kimmyâs big blunder
jamie wants a replay so he can amend his foreplay
russ floats and forgets
layla applies herself
kimmy contemplates the random acts of the universe
russ omits one significant detail
first semester
jamie comes late (literally)
kimmyâs double date
layla makes a good impression
kimmy buys her books
russ goes to war
jamie is a washout
laylaâs price isnât right
kimmyâs quasi quarantine
layla finds her prince in a haystack
kimmyâs fears comes true
layla has a girlsâ night in
kimmy does her patriotic duty
jamie snoozes and loses
russ spins the bottle
layla tricks but wonât treat
jamie is shockingly punctual
russ blasts beer
kimmy goes to bat
russ caves in
layla goes fruity
kimmy knows the drill
jamie wants a sex change/jamie wants sex, period
layla gets the job done
russ returns to the land of the loonies
kimmy waits
layla hits the books
kimmy studies it up at the library
jamieâs on fire
russ ignores his conscience
layla thinks she failed (again)
russ finishes his exam
kimmy gets screwed
russ rings in the new year
jamie saves the world one book at a time
kimmyâs prepping
itâs the doghouse for russ
second semester
kimmyâs shrinking basket
laylaâs stakeout
the green-eyed monster gets to russ
layla writes a marketing plan
kimmy has a heart-to-heart
jamieâs wake-up call
layla makes her move
kimmy works it
russ almost blows his cover
layla gets bubbly
jamieâs valentineâs day curse
kimmy is pissed
jamie thinks about life
russ gets nailed
kimmy gets lucky
jamie returns to the zoo
kimmy has a boyfriend
russ becomes a copycat
laylaâs library libido
kimmy saves her boyfriendâs ass
jamieâs muse makes him miserable
russ is annoyed
laylaâs new fantasy
kimmy boards the train to pain
jamie talks the talk
laylaâs epiphany
russ gets busted (and drags kimmy down with him)
jamieâs rise to stardom
kimmy rationalizes her future
layla streaks
russâs depression
layla sees the truth
some news for russ
jamieâs advice
kimmyâs ejection
laylaâs birthday
sister kimmy
jamieâs mom knows best
russ has a fleeting regret
laylaâs calling
closure for kimmy
layla claims her prince
summer break
kimmyâs elevator
orientation (primarily academic)
Monday, September 1, 11:55 p.m.
He aims, he shoots, he scoresâall over my silk duvet.