Liquid: A Love Story

"An unnamed ex-academic decides to marry rich to escape the grim university job market and her lackluster love life. She makes a spreadsheet and tracks her dates, while navigating life in LA and Tehran, her Iranian Indian heritage and a close will-they-won’t-they friendship. The novel is stylish and quick-witted, and it blends heady theory – about love, capitalism, immigration, sex and death – with the brass tacks of parties, hookups, post-9/11 surveillance in the U.S., health care in Iran and more. Mariam Rahmani includes the best details. And the cover art is gorgeous."