{"product_id":"wasps-nest","title":"Wasp's Nest","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\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKAT STODDARD\u003c\/b\u003e lives with her daughter in Baltimore. \n\u003ci\u003eWasp's Nest\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLGBTQ Reads: Most Anticipated Fiction 2026 \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"While it may take a nod \n\u003ci\u003efrom The Philadelphia Story, Wasp's Nest\u003c\/i\u003e stands on its own as a hugely engaging comedy of manners. The prose is crystalline and the dialogue is screen worthy, but what's most impressive is Kat Stoddard's gift for digging deep into her characters' souls and dissecting their desires. The result is a keen examination of love in all its modern and messy complexities and a tremendously entertaining debut \n\u003cb\u003e.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Grant Ginder, author of \u003ci\u003eThe People We Hate at the Wedding\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"From the moment I opened \n\u003ci\u003eWasp's Nest\u003c\/i\u003e it was impossible to put down, and I missed the characters as soon as I closed it. Alternating among three perspectives of an endearingly atypical love triangle, Stoddard has created an exquisitely layered masterpiece--not unlike an actual wasp's nest. The novel pulses with anticipation and personality from start to end, with sharp, vivid prose, witty dialogue, and cutting insights on class, relationships, and the ways in which we hide from ourselves. The tension between these fully rendered and utterly human characters left me tearing through this gorgeous and tender portrait of young love. Rooney-esque and compulsively readable. I can't wait for whatever Stoddard does next.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e --Emily J. Smith, author of \u003ci\u003eNothing Serious \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In \n\u003ci\u003eWasp's Nest\u003c\/i\u003e, a struggling artist brings a fake boyfriend to his rich ex-wife's second wedding, kicking off seven days of crackling dialogue, bad decisions, and feelings too big to ignore. Kat Stoddard writes with surgical precision, laying bare what love costs when desire, history, and pride collide. Brutally honest and beautifully done--I didn't want it to end.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Kate Broad, author of \u003ci\u003eGreenwich \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Old grievances and new attachments surface over the week before Tess Lowell's second wedding. Set amid the rituals of wealth, the novel follows a small constellation of characters as they circle one another in a \n\u003cb\u003eshifting\u003c\/b\u003e landscape. What begins as a return to familiarity becomes something less stable when Tess's ex-husband arrives, accompanied by a young man whose presence unsettles the balance of the house. \n\u003cbr\u003eIn this novel, Kat Stoddard masterfully explores the ways people construct and revise their own narratives, and in the complexities of human connection. In what happens when all the apparatus of intimacy gives way; what remains, and what cannot be easily resolved.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Sarah Blakely-Cartwright, author of\u003ci\u003e Alice Sadie Celine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHeavy Cream \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"You'll want to RSVP yes [...] to this modern take on \n\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Story\u003c\/i\u003e [..] Regret this one at your own peril.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A thoughtful story about longing, reinvention, and the strange shapes love can take. It's witty, intimate, and surprisingly compassionate.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--San Francisco Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"A love triangle and a wedding? This book screams summer vibes.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e- Us Weekly \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The drama among the three main characters in this novel, inspired by \n\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Story\u003c\/i\u003e, is delightfully messy.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e- Word Smarts \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A compulsive, witty debut.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e- Baltimore Fishbowl \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Could not put it down, and a great pick for anyone looking for a book to bring to the beach this summer.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e- Jordy's Book Club\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Could not put it down, and a great pick for anyone looking for a book to bring to the beach this summer.\" --Jordy's Book Club\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA modern retelling of \u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Story, Wasp's Nest \u003c\/i\u003eis a witty, gripping love triangle unfolding over the course of seven chaotic days at a Cape Cod wedding\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTess wants nothing more than for her upcoming society wedding to overshadow the failure of her first marriage. Her fiancé Warren, a steady soon-to-be state senator, is nothing like her first husband. Tess's relationship with working-class artist Peter was a passionate crash-and-burn, and a chapter of her life that she's ready to forget. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeter hasn't seen Tess in five years, so he's shocked to receive an invitation to her wedding. But he's moved on too, and it wouldn't hurt to prove it by showing up with a handsome younger man as his plus-one. Mitch, an aspiring writer, is intrigued by Peter and jumps at the chance to pry into the lives of his Waspy ex-in-laws. What he's not bargained for is developing serious feelings for both Peter and Peter's ex--Tess, the bride. But Peter and Tess have complex desires of their own, and Mitch is dangerously close to uncovering them. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWasp's Nest\u003c\/i\u003e is a fast-paced, humorous, and heartfelt exploration of the shape of our affections that proves real love triangles connect on all sides. \n\u003cp\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\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/20\/2026 (EAN 9781250387967, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/15\/2026 (EAN 9781250387967, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eStoddard, Kat\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKAT STODDARD\u003c\/b\u003e lives with her daughter in Baltimore. \n\u003ci\u003eWasp's Nest\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Celadon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496239137046,"sku":"9781250387967","price":33.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781250387967.jpg?v=1783057905","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/wasps-nest","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}