The Wedding Beat

by Devan Sipher

Overview

Sometimes the best man isn't even in the wedding party...

Gavin Greene is a hopeless romantic. He's also a professional one: he writes the wedding column for a Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper, covering spectacular parties from coast to coast. But there's a thin line between being a hotshot reporter on assignment...and being a single guy alone on a Saturday night at someone else's wedding.

Everything changes on New Year's when Gavin meets Melinda, a travel writer with enchanting dimples. A moonlit stroll across a Manhattan rooftop seals the deal. Until an Aussie with attitude swoops in and whisks her away before Gavin gets her number.

Gavin crisscrosses New York City to find her again. And he learns that there's something worse than losing the woman of his dreams: Having to write an article about her wedding.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780451235794
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	04/03/2012
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.24(h) x 0.57(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Devan Sipher has been writing about weddings for The New York Times's "Vows" column for more than five years. He received a master of fine arts degree from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. He lives in New York City, and is still single.

Editorial Reviews

New York Times “Vows” columnist Sipher balances idealism with journalistic cynicism in his loosely autobiographical debut. Wedding columnist Gavin Greene meets the marvelous Melinda at a party. Gavin is immediately smitten, but he fails to get any contact information. He uses the tidbits he gleaned during their conversation to try to track her down, leading to a series of encounters with women who aren’t Melinda—until he’s assigned to cover her wedding to a guy who obviously isn’t good enough for her. Family and career turmoil add to his introspection about his future, compounded by his obligatory interactions with couples who believe they have found their soul mates. Though somewhat marred by a too-pat ending, the light and witty tale is sure to find an audience among women seeking reassurance that men also carry emotional baggage about weddings and marriage. Agent: Deborah Schneider, Gelfman Schneider. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly

For any woman who devours the wedding section every Sunday, wondering when her own Mr. Right will come along, The Wedding Beat is a romantic, hilarious, and inspiring story of the angst behind the announcements.”

New York Times bestselling authors of The Nanny Di Nicola Kraus and Emma McLaughlin

Romantic and charming, Devan Sipher’s debut novel The Wedding Beat is a fresh and fun take on finding (and committing to) love.”

author of The First Husband Laura Dave

Laugh out loud hilarious, hip, and deeply heartfelt all at the same time, as if Woody Allen was younger, cuter, and wrote a wedding column.”

author of Five Men Who Broke My Heart Susan Shapiro

Fast-paced, unfailingly funny, and fresh, The Wedding Beat is like the best wedding cakes: delightfully frothy on the outside but surprisingly substantial within.”

author of Becoming Jane Anne Newgarden

Quirky and sophisticated, The Wedding Beat is a promising first novel. Sipher manages to convey the conflict of a single man searching for love in a wry, humorous manner…Funny, refreshing, and sure to be a hit.”

RT Book Reviews (4 stars)

The Wedding Beat is smart, laugh-out-loud funny, and unabashedly romantic. Get thee to a beach and read.”

author of The Big Love Sarah Dunn

Sipher, a writer for the New York Times’ Vows wedding column, mines his own experiences for this novel about Gavin Greene, a wedding columnist who wants to settle down…It’s clear Sipher’s background has made him expert at capturing the small but significant details of a love story.”

Booklist

Filled with sharp observations, hilarious truths, and poignant moments. Reading The Wedding Beat is like sitting next to the wittiest guest at a wedding—a rare find!”

New York Times bestselling author of Shoe Addicts Beth Harbison

Devan Sipher uses his journalist’s sharp eye for detail to take a delightful and fresh look at the romantic comedy genre. Go for a wild, hilarious ride along with Sipher as he works The Wedding Beat.”

New York Times bestselling author of Some Girls Jillian Lauren