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Valerie Block's second novel, NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS, has been optioned for film/tv by Marilyn Agrelo, who directed and produced the 2005 award-winning documentary, Mad Hot Ballroom.

Welcome readers!

What's your favorite movie? The one that still speaks to you years after you first saw it? As a lifelong cinema fan, I've always been intrigued by how the movies shape and haunt us. In my new novel, Don't Make a Scene, I wanted to explore what happens when the eternal allure of classic movies collides with the daily indignities of contemporary life. Take a look, read an excerpt or an interview, check out the list of films that make a cameo appearance in the novel. I hope you enjoy the book, and if you have strong opinions of any kind, I hope you'll get in touch to let me know. Thank you for visiting, and happy reading!

Sincerely,
Valerie

“An entertaining winner.” – Publishers Weekly

 

“Tartly clever … Block’s zesty take on love, life and the pursuit of rent-controlled nirvana is an especially smart and cunning romp.” – Booklist

 

"A funny, smart and beautifully written homage to movies, New York, love and all the other things that make life tolerable." – Gary Shteyngart, author of The Russian Debutante’s Handbook and Absurdistan

 

“Don't Make A Scene is a frothy, witty delight that stealthily delivers some very healthy ideas about love, real estate, Cuba, and the movies, and surprises you into frequent sharp fits of laughter. Valerie Block is that comic sensibility for whom fans of Mitford, Spark, and Waugh have been waiting.” – Alice Elliot Dark, author of In the Gloaming and Think of England

 

"Don't Make a Scene is an amusing, sophisticated novel with two interesting major figures and a nicely developed cast of supporting characters." - Diane White, The Boston Globe