{"product_id":"margos-got-money-troubles","title":"Margo's Got Money Troubles","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the Kirkus Prize in Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the Goodreads Choice Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Libby Award for Best Book Club Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook of the Month Club Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLibraryReads Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecommended by\u003ci\u003e The New York Times - TIME - Kirkus - Elle - \u003c\/i\u003eNPR \u003ci\u003e- The Washington Post - LA Times - Vulture - Glamour - Harper's Bazaar - TODAY - Oprah Daily - Boston Globe - Marie Claire - Newsday - The Star Tribune - Associated Press - Literary Hub - The Seattle Times - The Skimm - \u003c\/i\u003eand more!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The warmth of Thorpe's tone, together with the thoroughness of her imagination and the artfulness of her pacing, means that skepticism is kept at bay. She sells us on both the characters and the plot . . . [in] this enormously entertaining and lovable book.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNick Hornby, New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"You'll come to care so deeply about Margo, her professional wrestler father, Jinx, and all the relationships she forms as she figures things out. A warm, heartfelt, hilarious novel that I won't soon forget.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNPR, \"Books We Love\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Witty and endearing . . . \u003cem\u003eMargo's Got Money Troubles\u003c\/em\u003e offers a radical look at a young woman coming into her own in a world that would prefer she stay dependent.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTIME, \"100 Must-Read Books of the Year\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The feel-good novel we need right now. . . . \u003cem\u003eMargo's Got Money Troubles\u003c\/em\u003e is fiery while at the same time darkly funny . . . With Margo, Thorpe has given us a heroine to cheer for as she zigs and zags through a clothing-optional world, creating a brand-new life driven by age-old intelligence and motherly love.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Beyond Thorpe's strong characters and tight plots, what sets her apart from her peers is the gnawing philosophical tension that rests at the center of her books. . . . Thorpe's novels defy easy categorization. Her characters' radiant energy and her books' knotted plots don't align with the moody atmosphere and tone poem quality of most contemporary literary fiction. Yet, these novels remain more intense and rigorous than most upmarket women's fiction. It's exhilarating to find an author who wants to tell you a good yarn, but also ask a lot of complicated questions.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLauren LeBlanc, Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Endearingly chaotic, this coming-of-age tale is certain to score a passionate fanbase.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLauren Puckett-Pope, Elle, \"Best Books of Summer\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"For those seeking chaos this summer, \u003cem\u003eMargo's Got Money Troubles\u003c\/em\u003e has more than enough for your fix, and you'll laugh out loud, too. . . . a smart, witty look at money, internet fame, and power.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Chock-full of delectable wisdom and affection. Margo is my hero.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNick Offerman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Deeply funny, thoughtful, riveting.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmily Gould, Vulture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A wholly original novel. . . . Thorpe is both poetic and profound in the way she brings her remarkable story to an end.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Associated Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A raucous and dazzlingly original novel that might just be the funniest book you read all summer.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Crazy good.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Every character in this unassuming but rich book is so well-developed, so interesting, and so complex that you'll find yourself groaning and cheering right alongside them. ... It's a lovely and complex little book that offers keen observations on modern life, especially how hard it is to make it financially in a system that's stacked against you.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A fun house mirror of a novel. . . deeply felt and wildly tender. Its characters are flawed and funny, and the novel itself reaches out toward its readers, hungry to be understood. The result is a book that is both a kiss on the throat and a punch in the teeth: vital, bracing, violent, alive.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In turns funny and moving, daring and satisfying, but above else, relentlessly charming--that rare book about storytelling that also tells a good story.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmily Temple, Literary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"It's hard not to love Margo, the character, who's smart, resourceful, goofy and kind, gamely conducting us through what is finally an entertaining plot full of quirky characters, surprising twists, and good old-fashioned suspense (What's to become of baby Bodhi?!). Give that woman, and her clever author, whatever constitutes a round of applause in this make-believe world.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Reading a Rufi Thorpe novel is like attending a masterclass on causality in fiction. Few authors write as deftly about navigating the systems that control our lives.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArturo Vidich, Chicago Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Exuberant . . . Terrific characters, rich worldbuilding, deep thoughts about fiction and morality, a love story, and a happy ending.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Sometimes, a simple review feels insufficient. Where are the skywriters, the megaphones? In the case of \u003cem\u003eMargo's Got Money Troubles\u003c\/em\u003e, rest assured: this novel is going to make some serious noise. Aside from its excellent pacing and fascinating character work, this book is terrifically smart and plays with perspective through the indelible voice of Margo. A brilliant exploration of what is real and what is fake, how the world sees us and how we see ourselves, and what it means to try to control the narrative. . . . Whether it's Rufi Thorpe or Margo, readers will fall in love.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This book is a gas!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRuPaul, on Instagram\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Very funny and very readable, this book does something radical: allows its heroine to make real mistakes but still come out on top.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Proves that other people's problems can be pretty funny--as long as they're narrated by a chaotic heroine who is wisecracking and whip-smart . . . What starts as a train wreck becomes a tender exploration of love and support, as well as a feminist empowerment narrative in which a young woman finds her voice and ditches respectability politics.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"It's been a long time since I was so swept up in a book that I read it all in one swoop. \u003cem\u003eMargo's Got Money Troubles \u003c\/em\u003eis totally delightful--a page-turning plot with flawed but loveable characters, big philosophical questions, and really top-notch writing. It's funny and touching. Highly recommend!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCeleste Ng, New York Times bestselling author of Our Missing Hearts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eMargo's Got Money Troubles \u003c\/em\u003eis an audacious, wildly funny, completely unpredictable novel by a writer so singular that it's hard to compare her to anyone else. Rufi Thorpe writes wildness so well, the messiness of the choices we make, the strange ways we bend and twist ourselves to accommodate those choices, and she does it with the rare qualities of tenderness and empathy. An absolutely brilliant book.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of Nothing to See Here\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A hilarious novel about making the most of what you've got. Sharp and funny by turns, this is an exceptionally tender look at young motherhood and love that also involves professional wrestling, and yes, OnlyFans. I gobbled it up.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmma Straub, New York Times bestselling author of This Time Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The most captivating narrative of motherhood, sex work, point of view, and regret. I'm obsessed!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeila Mottley, New York Times bestselling author of Nightcrawling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A thrilling, uproarious, and above all affirming exploration of one young woman's fight to make it in a world that's rooting against her. Margo is an unforgettable heroine, so real she walked right off the page and into my heart.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirstin Chen, New York Times bestselling author of Counterfeit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Long after the last page of \u003cem\u003eMargo's Got Money Troubles\u003c\/em\u003e, I think of certain lines and bust out laughing. In public. This novel is damn funny, but also touching and smart and surprising and beguiling and just completely bad ass. Rufi Thorpe is truly one of one!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeesha Philyaw, award-winning author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Rufi Thorpe is one of the most talented and daring novelists at work today. Thorpe takes a young, single mother's desperation and weaves from it a madcap, remarkable family of misfits. \u003cem\u003eMargo's Got Money Troubles\u003c\/em\u003e is just so good: the humor, the pathos, the redemption--every sentence, every twist of plot is wildly original and unexpected. When has such a lovable heroine ever been created? Reading \u003cem\u003eMargo's Got Money Troubles\u003c\/em\u003e is a joy; you will fall in love on page one.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephanie Danler, New York Times bestselling author of Sweetbitter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Margo is my favorite character that I've read in so long. So funny!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmma Straub, on The Today Show\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Hilarious and human ... [Thorpe's] superpower is writing ordinary people as fascinating and wildly unpredictable. In \u003cem\u003eMargo's Got Money Troubles\u003c\/em\u003e, you never really know what the characters are going to do, which makes the book hard to put down and fun to read. But like the best comedies, it also illuminates life's most inescapable ironies.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Post and Courier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Simultaneously irreverent and earnest, Thorpe analyzes contradicting social mores in an immersive and thoroughly entertaining way. Margo's charming voice is the perfect vehicle for modeling the power gained by fashioning your own story in defiance of the criticism and dictates of others.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Tender and offbeat. . . Thorpe infuses the portrayal of Margo and Jinx's relationship with sweetness, and she makes Margo a character to root for as the young mother learns how to support herself with help from her unconventional family. Once this gets its hooks into the reader, it doesn't let go.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"When I finished it, I couldn't quite believe it was over, that is how much I was completely rapt by \u003cem\u003eMargo's Got Money Troubles\u003c\/em\u003e. A brilliantly unique story, fallible and lovable characters and moments so human and hilarious that I laughed out loud multiple times. I can't quite believe this is only the first book I've read by Rufi Thorpe, because after reading her latest novel, it's clear that I need to go back and read everything she's ever written. She is a genius, after all.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOre Agbaje-Williams, author of The Three of Us\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A wholly original tale that manages to build a deliciously immersive fictional world full of intriguing characters while blatantly questioning notions of storytelling, and to offer serious challenges to ideas about young mothers and sex work while being wryly and often inappropriately funny.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Original and utterly charming.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Skimm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I cannot stop telling people about this weird and wonderful gem of a book. It's so completely different than anything I've ever read. ... This book was so singular and full of heart and I fell hard for both the titular Margo and her father, Jinx. If nothing else, read it for the last line alone, which FLOORED me. My prediction is this will be the \u003cem\u003eTomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow\u003c\/em\u003e of 2024, so if that's your jam, get in on the ground floor.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook Enthusiast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A bold, laugh-out-loud funny, and heartwarming story about one young woman's attempt to navigate adulthood, new motherhood, and her meager bank account in our increasingly online world-from the PEN\/Faulkner finalist and critically acclaimed author of The Knockout Queen\"--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow a series from A24 \u0026amp; Apple TV+ starring Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman, Michelle Pfeiffer, \u0026amp; Nick Offerman!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMargo's Got Money Troubles\u003c\/i\u003e is the feel-good novel we need right now.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"[An] enormously entertaining and lovable book.\u003cb\u003e\" --Nick Hornby, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA bold, laugh-out-loud funny, and heartwarming story about one young woman's attempt to navigate adulthood, new motherhood, and her meager bank account in our increasingly online world--from the PEN\/Faulkner finalist and critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Knockout Queen\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the child of a Hooters waitress and an ex-pro wrestler, Margo Millet's always known she'd have to make it on her own. So she enrolls at her local junior college, even though she can't imagine how she'll ever make a living. She's still figuring things out and never planned to have an affair with her English professor--and while the affair is brief, it isn't brief enough to keep her from getting pregnant. Despite everyone's advice, she decides to keep the baby, mostly out of naiveté and a yearning for something bigger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, at twenty, Margo is alone with an infant, unemployed, and on the verge of eviction. She needs a cash infusion--fast. When her estranged father, Jinx, shows up on her doorstep and asks to move in with her, she agrees in exchange for help with childcare. Then Margo begins to form a plan: she'll start an OnlyFans as an experiment, and soon finds herself adapting some of Jinx's advice from the world of wrestling. Like how to craft a compelling character and make your audience fall in love with you. Before she knows it, she's turned it into a runaway success. Could this be the answer to all of Margo's problems, or does internet fame come with too high a price?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlisteringly funny and filled with sharp insight, \u003ci\u003eMargo's Got Money Troubles\u003c\/i\u003e is a tender tale starring an endearing young heroine who's struggling to wrest money and power from a world that has little interest in giving it to her. It's a playful and honest examination of the art of storytelling and controlling your own narrative, and an empowering portrait of coming into your own, both online and off. \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A wholly original novel. . . . Thorpe is both poetic and profound in the way she brings her remarkable story to an end.\" --\u003cb\u003eThe Associated Press\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/15\/2024 (EAN 9780063356580, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/08\/2024 (EAN 9780063356580, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/15\/2024 pg. 16 (EAN 9780063356580, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/06\/2024 (EAN 9780063356580, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eThorpe, Rufi\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRufi Thorpe\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Knockout Queen\u003c\/em\u003e, a finalist for the PEN\/Faulkner award; \u003cem\u003eDear Fang, with Love\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eThe Girls from Corona del Mar\u003c\/em\u003e, which was long-listed for the International Dylan Thomas Prize and the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize. A native of California, she currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496033812758,"sku":"9780063356580","price":33.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780063356580.jpg?v=1783051231","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/margos-got-money-troubles","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}