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Mergers and Acquisitions: Or, Everything I Know About Love I Learned on the Wedding Pages
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About Mergers And Acquisitions: Or, Everything I Know
Product Description A compulsively readable behind-the-scenes memoir that takes readers inside the weddings section of The New York Times--the good, bad, and just plain weird--through the eyes of a young reporter just as she's falling in love herself. Growing up in the south, where tradition reigns supreme, Cate Doty thought about weddings . . . a lot. She catered for them, she attended many, she imagined her own. So, when she moved to New York City in pursuit of love--and to write for The New York Times--she finds her natural home in the wedding section, a first step to her own happily-ever-after, surely. Soon Cate is thrown into the cutthroat world of the metropolitan society pages, experiencing the lengths couples go to have their announcements accepted and the lengths the writers go in fact-checking their stories; the surprising, status-signaling details that matter most to brides and grooms; and the politics of the paper at a time of vast cultural and industry changes. Reporting weekly on couples whose relationships seem enviable--or eye-roll worthy--and dealing with WASPy grandparents and last-minute snafus, Cate is surrounded by love, or what we're told to believe is love. But when she starts to take the leap herself, she begins to ask her own questions about what it means to truly commit... Warm, witty, and keenly observed, Mergers and Acquisitions is an enthralling dive into one of society's most esteemed institutions, its creators and subjects, and a young woman's coming-of-age. Review Advance Praise for Mergers and Acquisitions One of Better Homes & Gardens’s 11 New Books We Can’t Wait to Read This Summer One of PopSugar’s 25 New May Book Releases That Deserve a Place on Your Kindle One of Good Morning America’s 30 May Books to Add to the Stack One of The Skimm's 18 Can’t-Miss Beach Reads For Summer 2021 “If your weekends consist of devouring the weddings section of The New York Times, Cate Doty's Mergers and Acquisitions needs to be on your TBR list.” — Marie Claire “Doty gives fascinating insight into this particular job, a holdover from the paper's society pages, and writes intelligently about the place that weddings continue to hold in modern culture. The book is for romantics and skeptics alike.” -- Oprah Daily “ Mergers & Acquisitions, former New York Times journalist Cate Doty’s account of her time on the weddings beat, is a reception-worthy buffet of juicy backstories that didn’t make it into print, including her own.” — Martha Stewart Living “Cate Doty spent years writing for the weddings section of The New York Times. She's seen it all: From true love to bridezillas and everything in between. And now, she's spilling all the dirty details and insightful life lessons into this memoir you won't be able to put down.” – Better Homes & Gardens “[A] delightful, at times jaw-dropping, tale.” – Good Morning America “[A] dishy memoir.” – PopSugar“Say ‘I do’ to this memoir from a former weddings writer at The New York Times… For anyone who’s interested in the history of wedding announcements or wants the deets on how to actually get yours in the paper of record, this one’s for you.” – The Skimm “This charming memoir has just the right balance of society gossip and personal confession, making it absolutely perfect for poolside binging at a Bachelorette party, or on the flight to your first post-COVID wedding.” -- The Week “Laced with frank reflection and entertaining anecdotes, this is a winning portrait of love and ambition in the 21st century.” — Publishers Weekly “Doty’s love-filled memoir will delight readers hoping for an inside look at the wedding section, and fans of uplifting memoirs.” – Library Journal “With self-deprecating wit, wry humor and a keen eye for details both ridiculous and heartwarming, Mergers and Acquisitions is a snapshot of a particular era in both journalism and the wedding industry as well as a thoughtful meditation on love itself.” – Shelf Awareness “Amusing and well
