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A hilarious, emotional love story about an extremely anxious publicist who's tasked with keeping an extremely gay starlet in the closet - but who ends up falling for her instead. It's 2005, and Ali is a publicist for Hollywood's biggest stars. Part of her job entails... Read More
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Cover Story

A noughties sapphic rom-com, set in the world of celebrity PR, perfect for fans of STARS COLLIDE, RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE, and ASHLEY HERRING BLAKE

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A hilarious, emotional love story about an extremely anxious publicist who's tasked with keeping an extremely gay starlet in the closet - but who ends up falling for her instead.

It's 2005, and Ali is a publicist for Hollywood's biggest stars. Part of her job entails keeping gay celebrities in the closet - which is pretty ironic, since she's a lesbian herself.

When Ali is assigned a new client, Cara Bisset, upcoming star of a (hetero) romantic blockbuster, keeping Cara's sexuality under wraps becomes Ali's biggest challenge yet.

Bold, unpredictable Cara hates that she has to hide such an integral aspect of her identity, and after a series of increasingly close calls, Ali is sent on her worldwide promotional tour to help with her image. Instead, she finds herself drawn to Cara's confidence and bravery.

For the past year, Ali has been consumed by grief after unexpectedly losing her partner. But with Cara, Ali's fears about the world subside, and she begins to question the Hollywood closeting system that she contributes to.

As Cara's fame rises, both Ali and Cara have to decide which is more important: success or a chance at true love?

PRAISE FOR Cover Story:

Cover Story is a sharply written, delightfully boisterous novel about celebrity, publicity, anxiety, and sexuality that is both a celebration of love and an insightful examination of loss. It will be the smartest and sexiest romantic comedy you'll read this year.

CAMILLE PERRI, author of The Assistants and When Katie Met Cassidy

Cover Story is everything you want a rom-com to be - hilarious, heartbreaking, sexy, and filled with early aughts nostalgia. I defy anyone to not be swept off their feet by Hollywood heartthrob Cara Bisset.

LAURA KAY, author of Making It

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781398725720

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 October 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Orion

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 194.0mm

Weight: 272g

Pages: 384

About the Author

Celia Laskey is the author of So Happy for You and Under the Rainbow, a finalist for the 2020 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. Her other work has appeared in Catapult, Guernica, The Minnesota Review, and elsewhere. She has an MFA from the University of New Mexico and currently lives in Los Angeles with her wife and their dog Whiskey.

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