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“For any woman who devours the wedding section every Sunday, wondering when her own Mr. Right will come along, The Wedding Beat is a romantic, hilarious, and inspiring story of the angst behind the announcements.”
— Nicola Kraus and Emma McLaughlin, New York Times bestselling authors of The Nanny Diaries
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“Devan Sipher uses his journalist’s sharp eye for detail to take a delightful and fresh look at the romantic comedy genre. Go for a wild, hilarious ride along with Sipher as he works The Wedding Beat.”
— Jillian Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of Some Girls
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“Filled with sharp observations, hilarious truths, and poignant moments. Reading The Wedding Beat is like sitting next to the wittiest guest at a wedding—a rare find!”
— Beth Harbison, New York Times bestselling author of Shoe Addicts Anonymous
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“The light and witty tale is sure to find an audience among women seeking reassurance that men also carry emotional baggage about weddings and marriage.”
— Publishers Weekly
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“Romantic and charming, Devan Sipher’s debut novel The Wedding Beat is a fresh and fun take on finding (and committing to) love.”
— Laura Dave, author of The First Husband
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“The Wedding Beat is smart, laugh-out-loud funny, and unabashedly romantic. Get thee to a beach and read.”
— Sarah Dunn, author of The Big Love
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“Laugh out loud hilarious, hip, and deeply heartfelt all at the same time, as if Woody Allen was younger, cuter, and wrote a wedding column.”
— Susan Shapiro, author of Five Men Who Broke My Heart
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“Fast-paced, unfailingly funny, and fresh, The Wedding Beat is like the best wedding cakes: delightfully frothy on the outside but surprisingly substantial within.”
— Anne Newgarden, author of Becoming Jane
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“Sipher, a writer for the New York Times’ Vows wedding column, mines his own experiences for this novel about Gavin Greene, a wedding columnist who wants to settle down…It’s clear Sipher’s background has made him expert at capturing the small but significant details of a love story.”
— Booklist
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“Quirky and sophisticated, The Wedding Beat is a promising first novel. Sipher manages to convey the conflict of a single man searching for love in a wry, humorous manner…Funny, refreshing, and sure to be a hit.”
— RT Book Reviews (4 stars)