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I am so excited that IN LIGHT OF RECENT EVENTS by Amy Klinger is available now and that I get to share the news!

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If you haven’t yet heard about this wonderful book, be sure to check out all the details below.

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This blitz also includes a giveaway for a $10 Amazon GC courtesy of Rockstar
Book Tours. So if you’d like a chance to win, check out the giveaway info
below.

About The Book:

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Title: IN LIGHT OF RECENT EVENTS

Author: Amy Klinger

Pub. Date: March 22, 2022

Publisher: The Story Plant

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Pages: 336

Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N, iBooks, TBD, Bookshop.org

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In the 1990s American workplace,
survival of the fittest is sometimes less about clawing your way to the top
than developing good camouflage. And Audrey Rohmer is doing her very best to
blend in as an undistinguished middle manager. Uninspired by her job and uneasy
about her father’s new marriage, Audrey coasts through the work week leaning on
her “partner in apathy” – an admin assistant named Pooter – to keep her
relationship with the married head of her department from becoming water cooler
gossip.

But when an old family friend-turned-Hollywood-superstar crashes on her
doorstep in the midst of a publicity crisis, Audrey’s under-the-radar status
quo gets upended, and the writing may literally be on the bathroom wall that
secrets will find a way out.

Equally acerbic and heartfelt, In Light of Recent Events is
both an endlessly engaging piece of storytelling and a fascinating commentary
on workplaces, families, and fame.

Reviews:

“I really enjoyed IN LIGHT OF RECENT EVENTS. It’s a fast, fun, emotionally engaging novel
about friendship, family, and the day-to-day horrors of middle management. Amy
Klinger gives us a delightful cast of characters to relate to, laugh with, and,
ultimately, root for.” — Matthew Norman, author of DOMESTIC VIOLETS

“With a wit as precise as an edge of a carefully cut diamond, In Light of
Recent Events navigates universal workplace intrigues in this thoughtful story
about love, friendship, and growing up.” — Jane Ward, author of In
the Aftermath

Enjoy this peek inside: 

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My interest in other lives was not kinky, just curious.
Seeking out those everyday moments of poignancy or grace, silliness and
tenderness, explosive scenes like the shattered window or quiet moments like
someone slowly turning the blinds closed for the night.

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Though not a skill most human resource professionals would
actively seek in an employee, I found that the ability to likewise sit quietly
and observe in the workplace provided a subtle advantage that seemed
evolutionary in nature. Because really, at its most basic, an office (such as
the one in which I worked) was a living demonstration of the pack mentality,
whereby every interaction was filtered through the lens of perceived status.
And status—whether bestowed by one’s title, office size, or number of
subordinates—mattered. When you took the time to look and listen before
exposing yourself in a meeting or at the nearly empty coffee pot in the break
room, you were better able to navigate the complex social maze of cubicles.
This applied to the go-getters as much as the coasters. I fell into the latter
category.

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Pseudo-voyeur, coaster, technically single young woman with a
slight case of ennui and an undersized sense of ambition, this was me circa
1996. And it only mildly troubled me. After all, the vast majority of the
world’s population led quiet, not particularly remarkable lives. Odds were, I
would never be a Publisher’s Clearing House sweepstakes winner, but it was just
as unlikely that I would be struck by lightning.

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What I hadn’t counted on was the kung-fu kick of coincidence.
The chance encounter. That notorious butterfly effect that sets in motion a
series of actions and reactions that make complacency a joke. Or at the very
least, irrelevant.

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Regardless, at that time, as long as I had a reliable
paycheck that afforded me a comfortable home and the ability to take a nice
vacation once a year, I found little to complain about, and even less to strive
toward.

About Amy Klinger:

Amy Klinger
is a fiction writer and essayist, a freelance copywriter and message
strategist. She is also an amateur baker, a mediocre mountain biker, and
whatever the opposite of “handyman” is. Amy has an MFA from University
of Utah and lives with her family in Vermont where she is currently working on
her next novel. Visit AmyKlinger.com for blog posts and other updates.

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