In-Store: Erin Van Der Meer: The Scoop w/ Andrew Boryga

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A piercing satire about a journalist working the night shift at a tabloid and the explosive consequences of her “harmless” clickbait.

Washed-up New York journalist Frankie Miller is getting desperate. Since the twenty-nine-year-old lost her dream job at a glossy magazine three months ago, her days have been filled with overdue bills, cereal for dinner, and a flood of rejection emails (not to mention her ex has a new girlfriend). So when she’s offered a job at The Scoop, a tabloid website run by tyrannical editor-in-chief David Brown, she can’t exactly afford to say no—even if it means swallowing her pride for clicks. Besides, for Frankie, it’s just a paycheck, a temporary detour. It’s not forever.

But the deeper she’s pulled into the breakneck world of tabloid journalism, the blurrier the line between ambition and morality becomes—until she crosses it. When her reporting humiliates a beloved pop star and dredges up grief over her late mother, Frankie sets off a chain reaction that spirals beyond her control. In an industry where reputation is currency and outrage sells, how far is Frankie willing to go—and how much is she willing to lose—to win at this ruthless game?

Sharp, witty, and unflinchingly bold, The Scoop is a searing exploration of ambition, exploitation, and the human toll of the 24/7 news cycle.

Erin Van Der Meer is a writer and former journalist whose work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, The Daily Beast, and Elle. She was a Spruceton Inn Artist Resident in 2024. Born in Sydney, Australia, she now lives in Brooklyn. The Scoop is her debut.

Andrew Boryga is an author who was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. His debut novel, VICTIM, was published in 2024 and was selected as a finalist for the Gotham Book Prize, a New York Times' Editor's Choice, and a best book of the year by NPR, The BBC, and LitHub. His non-fiction writing has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic, among other publications. He has taught writing to elementary students, college students, and incarcerated men, and he writes a free, monthly Substack newsletter about his adventures in publishing called Dwell.

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