Must Love Books

 Shirley J.             Adult Fiction                A young black woman's struggle to achieve status in the publishing world

Must Love Books by Shauna Robinson     336 pages

This book goes through a black woman's career and the very real hurdles that are constantly thrown up in her path as she navigates trying to succeed in the publishing business.   She even at one time works for two different publishing after her primary job smacks her in the face with their latest b.s. they are cutting her salary.  It was already a struggle making her bills on the pittance they called a salary.  Not to mention her title was editorial assistant but her job entailed ordering lunches, picking up coffee, dealing with the bitchy clients the higher ups gave her to work with and cater to all their questions, demands and attitudes.  Her dream job seemed to be going up in smoke, scratch that she realized dream jobs do not exist they are just that dreams.  With salary cut, she couldn't afford her rent necessity being the mother of invention she starts moonlighting at a rival publisher.   And so what if she poaches some of her current publisher's clients, they shouldn't have cut her salary.   When a handsome best-selling author gets thrown into the mix and she and he hit it off and romance comes into the picture, her loyalties are tested.   Knowing him as she does, will she play him against the competing publishing houses?   It would make her look very good in the eyes of her supervisors and boost her career, but, on the other hand, she really does kind of love him.  Love or career?   Life is a bear.   I recommend this to teens on up - it is a good look at work and ethical dilemmas.