The Writer’s Center presents a FREE virtual chat about the craft of fiction! We’re joined by author Marisa Kashino for a discussion of her new novel, Best Offer Wins. Marisa is in conversation with Amy Freeman, author and Development Director at The Writer’s Center.

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Marisa Kashino was a journalist for 17 years, most recently at The Washington Post. She spent the bulk of her career at Washingtonian magazine, writing long-form features and overseeing the real estate and home design coverage. She grew up near Seattle, graduating from the University of Washington with a degree in journalism and political science. She lives in the DC area with her husband, two dogs, and two cats. Best Offer Wins is her first novel.

About the Book

An insanely competitive housing market. A buyer pushed to the breaking point. How far would you go for the American dream?

Eighteen months and eleven lost bidding wars into house-hunting in the overheated Washington, DC suburbs, 37-year-old publicist Margo Miyake gets a tip about the perfect house, in the perfect neighborhood, slated to come up for sale in one month. Desperate to escape the cramped apartment she shares with her husband Ian—and in turn, get their marriage, plan to have a baby, and whole life back on track—Margo becomes obsessed with buying the house before it’s publicly listed and the masses descend (unbeatable, all-cash offers in hand).

With some (harmless!) stalking and a bit of (very light!) trespassing, she worms her way into the homeowners’ lives. But just when she believes she’s won them over, she hits a snag in her plan. Undeterred, Margo will prove again and again that there’s nothing she won’t try—no secret too dark to leverage, no tactic too unhinged—to finally kickstart the dream life she’s worked so hard to achieve. Most terrifying of all? You’ll cheer her on, even as she leaves you gasping in disbelief.

Dark, biting, and laugh-out-loud funny, Best Offer Wins is a propulsive debut and a razor-sharp exploration of class, ambition, and the modern housing crisis.

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