Stay Up with Hugo Best
A Novel
by Erin Somers
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Pub Date Apr 02 2019 | Archive Date Oct 12 2021
Description
June Bloom is twenty-nine, broke, and an aspiring comedy writer. Hugo Best is a beloved late-night TV icon and notorious womanizer who invites her to his mansion for Memorial Day weekend. This is the story of their four days together, a “zippy…magnificent…devilishly fun ride” (Vogue).
When June Bloom, an assistant on the late-night comedy show, Stay Up with Hugo Best, runs into Hugo himself at an open mic following his unexpected retirement, she finds herself fielding a surprising invitation: Hugo asks June to come to his mansion in Greenwich for the long Memorial Day weekend. “No funny business,” he insists. “Incisive, funny, and tinged with melancholy, this timely novel follows two lost but clever souls desperate for connection” (Entertainment Weekly).
June, in need of a job and money, but harboring the remains of a childhood crush on the charming older comedian and former role model, is confident she can handle herself. She accepts. As the weekend unfolds and the enigmatic Hugo gradually reveals appealingly vulnerable facets to his personality, their dynamic proves to be much more complicated and less predictable than June imagined.
“A witty and subtle commentary on sex, power, and social politics” (Refinery 29) and “an outstanding comedic debut” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), Stay Up with Hugo Best announces a gloriously irreverent, bold, and winning new voice in fiction.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781982102357 |
| PRICE | $26.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 272 |
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Featured Reviews
Pamela J, Reviewer
STAY UP WITH HUGO BEST is just a really fun read. Hugo Best is the host of a late night talk show and now he is retiring. Through a strange set of events, June Bloom, one of the writer's assistants on the show, is invited to spend the weekend at Hugo's Connecticut mansion (but no funny business). June is an aspiring comedian who has adored Hugo since she was a girl, so of course she accepts. Hilarity ensues! And although the novel is very funny, it is also a poignant exploration of June's past, her insecurities and her decisions about how she really wants to show up in this world. Great vacation read.
Ruth A, Educator
I read this book straight through! The comparisons to Letterman are unavoidable and I wonder if the author worked at Late Night. The plot twists keep one very involved in the characters, not only Hugo and June but Hugo's extended family as well. The dialogue is very believable and the story engrossing. Thanks for having me read and review the book!
Ashlie S, Reviewer
Hugo Best is somebody I think I would enjoy meeting! I loved how Erin Somers wrote about fame, office politics, how tough it is to get a job right out of college and other topics. I would recommend this book to anybody and everybody. My grandma, father, best friend, teachers, coworkers. Everybody would find something they would enjoy about this.
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