title: The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.: A Novel
author:  Adelle Waldman 
description: In this sharply written first novel, Waldman homes in on a self-absorbed writer living in New York City. Nate Piven is still basking in the glow of having sold his first book after years of struggling to support himself with freelance work. His newfound success has given his love life a boost, and a number of women are pursuing him, including his beautiful ex-girlfriend Elisa and brainy Hannah, also a writer. As Hannah and Nates relationship gets more serious, Nate is quick to blame any communication snafus on Hannah, whose calm and self-confidence begin to evaporate. Although Nate thinks of himself as enlightened, a product of a postfeminist, 1980s childhood and a politically correct, 1990s college education, his actions continually belie that self-image. Nate is constantly jockeying for status among his friends and critiquing womens bodies, clothes, and looks even as he tries to figure out why his relationships never last. The novel is most likely to appeal to twentysomethings, who will no doubt recognize the preening male so thoroughly skewered here, but older readers may be put off by such an unlikable lead character. --Joanne Wilkinson
zlib_text: > DEAR DIARY
  
  > BOOK 7 IN THE LOVE DADDY SERIES OF STANDALONES
  
  > DANI WYATT
  
  Copyright © 2021
  
  by Dani Wyatt
  
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  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places,
  
  events and incidents are either the products
  
  of the author’s imagination
  
  or used in a fictitious manner.
  
  Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead,
  
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  > CONTENTS
  
  >  _Newsletter_
  
  >  _About_
  
  >  _Chapter 1_
  
  >  _Chapter 2_
  
  >  _Chapter 3_
  
  >  _Chapter 4_
  
  >  _Chapter 5_
  
  >  _Chapter 6_
  
  >  _Chapter 7_
  
  >  _Chapter 8_
  
  >  _Chapter 9_
  
  >  _Chapter 10_
  
  >  _Chapter 11_
  
  >  _Chapter 12_
  
  >  _Chapter 13_
  
  >  _