Touch
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Courtney Maum. (2017). Touch. Unabridged Books on Tape.

Courtney Maum. 2017. Touch. Books on Tape.

Courtney Maum, Touch. Books on Tape, 2017.

Courtney Maum. Touch. Unabridged Books on Tape, 2017.

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   • bioText: Courtney Maum is the author of the novels Touch and I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You, and the chapbook “Notes from Mexico.” She has been published in outlets such as the New York Times; Tin House; O, The Oprah Magazine; and Buzzfeed; and has worked as a trend forecaster, a fashion publicist, and a party promoter for Corona Extra in the past. She currently works as a makeup shade and product namer from her home in Litchfield County, CT where she founded the interdisciplinary retreat The Cabins.
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“[A] warm-hearted tale of a woman reconfiguring her priorities.”—O, The Oprah Magazine
 
NPR, "Best Books of 2017"
Belletrist's Book Pick for June
New York Times Book Review, Editors' Choice
Glamour, "The 6 Juiciest Summer Reads”
New York Post, “The 29 Best Books of the Summer”
Huffington Post, “24 Incredible Books You Should Read This Summer”
Buzzfeed, "22 Exciting Books You Need to Read This Summer"
Refinery 29, “The Best Reads of May Are Right Here”
A heartfelt, hilarious tale of a famous trend forecaster who suddenly finds herself at odds with her own predictions...and her own heart.
 
Estranged from her family, best friends with her driverless car, partnered with a Frenchman who believes in post-sexual sex, international trend forecaster Sloane Jacobsen is the perfect candidate to lead tech giant Mammoth's conference for affluent consumers who prefer virtual relationships to the real thing. But early in her contract, Sloane starts picking up on cues that physical intimacy is going to make a major comeback, leaving many—Sloane included—to question if the forty-year-old's intutions are as dependable as they once were. And if Sloane goes rogue against her all-powerful employer, will she be able to let in the love and connectedness she's long been denying herself? 
A poignant but amusing call to arms that showcases Courtney Maum's signature humor, Touch is a moving investigation into what it means to be an individual in a globalized world.

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     Starred review from April 3, 2017
     Maum’s trenchant satirical novel is about the intersection of modern technology and human interaction. Sloane Jacobsen, a highly influential trend forecaster who predicted the “swipe,” moves from Paris to Manhattan for a six-month collaboration with tech company Mammoth. Accompanying her is long-term life partner Roman Bellard, a Frenchman and Zentai-wearing intellectual obsessed with “sensuality in the digital age.” Sloane’s outspoken views on childbearing as ecoterrorism dovetail with her Mammoth assignment to guide product creation for the intentionally childless. Soon, though, she concludes that the next trend will be a return to intimacy and interpersonal, in-person interaction, so when Roman publishes a New York Times op-ed advocating virtual sex over real sex, she kicks him out. Meanwhile, her attempts at reconnecting with her estranged family are not going well, and a company designer attracted to Sloane challenges her to redefine herself. Maum (I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You), who also names products for MAC Cosmetics, has such a incisive grasp of where tech and culture meet that she could add sociologist to her resume. The book also captures the mid-life crisis of a woman at the top of her game, resulting in a perceptive, thought-provoking read.

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   • content: Narrator Kristen Sieh introduces listeners to Sloane Jacobsen, a world-famous forecaster on technology trends. Sieh beautifully narrates Sloane's dreamy inner monologues on the intimate connections people form with their devices. But as Sloane begins to feel an innate pull to real human connectedness once again, her world shifts. Sieh expertly voices the people who become part of Sloane's life when she moves back home for a job: the heavy French accent of her romantic partner who moves with her, the soft voice of her young niece, the blunt sarcasm of her sister, and the worried tones of her mother, who is reaching out for a daughter with whom she can't seem to connect. A.L.C. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine

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NPR, "Best Books of 2017"
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New York Post, “The 29 Best Books of the Summer”
Huffington Post, “24 Incredible Books You Should Read This Summer”
Buzzfeed, "22 Exciting Books You Need to Read This Summer"
Refinery 29, “The Best Reads of May Are Right Here”
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