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Enter the intriguing, entertaining, and witty world of publishing in this charming family drama that bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews describes as a tasty and delightful insider’s look readers won’t want to leave behind.

Emma Page grew up feeling like an outsider in her own literary family. Raised by parents who pride themselves on writing and publishing only “serious literature,” Emma was taught to believe popular fiction wasn’t worthy. Her parents, founders of the prestigious vanity press The Mighty Pages, run in sophisticated circles, looking down upon anything deemed too mainstream. Emma’s sister Jess, meanwhile, holds a powerful presence as an influential social media reviewer whose judgments can launch or sink novels.

Secretly working on her own romance novel, Emma draws creative energy and inspiration from the comforting collection of summer romances once treasured by her late grandmother—books her family dismisses as mere fluff. When Emma unexpectedly discovers an earth-shattering secret hidden among her grandmother Gigi’s belongings, her family’s carefully constructed image is suddenly at risk. Worse yet, this damaging revelation has already landed in the hands of a vindictive publishing insider determined to take down The Mighty Pages.

With a family legacy hanging by a thread and her parents’ reputation on the line, Emma faces a difficult choice: Will she allow their vanity and elitism to be publicly exposed, or will she take action to help them hide the truth?

Moving effortlessly from the stylish world of the Hamptons to the sunny shores of Lake Michigan, The Page Turner offers readers a captivating journey through the inner workings of the publishing industry—Viola Shipman’s most sparkling and engaging novel yet!