Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It

Meet Phoebe Berman: teacher, romance novel devotee, and (much to her dismay) almost thirty-year-old virgin. With her milestone birthday just a month away, she’s determined to change that, assuming her crippling anxiety doesn’t get in the way.

Ever since a disastrous first kiss left her terrified of intimacy, Phoebe has spent years wanting love while doing everything possible to avoid it. She has a job she loves, a fiercely loyal group of friends, and plenty of fictional romance to keep her company, but her real-life dating history is practically nonexistent.

Determined to take control, Phoebe creates the ultimate “Guide to Losing My Virginity” checklist and throws herself into the dating world. Suddenly, she finds herself balancing three very different possibilities: a charming new teacher at her school, a former classmate who reappears through Words with Friends, and her roommate, whose friendship may be hiding the romance she’s been searching for all along.

Warm, funny, and refreshingly honest, Phoebe Berman’s Gonna Lose It is a heartfelt debut about love, anxiety, and the messy, unpredictable path to finding yourself.