Come and Get It: A GMA Book Club Pick($14.00Value)

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Good Morning America Book Club Pick "A thrilling, delectable look at wealth, privilege, and desire." — People Acclaimed author Kiley Reid’s fresh and provocative story about desire, consumption, and bad behavior. It's 2017 at the University of Arkansas, and Millie Cousins—a super-senior resident assistant at Belgrade Dormitory—just wants to graduate, get a job, and buy a house. So when Agatha Paul, a writer and visiting professor itching for her next big topic, offers Millie an easy yet unusual opportunity for them to help each other further their own interests, Millie naturally jumps at the chance. But Millie's starry-eyed hustle quickly becomes jeopardized by a lonely transfer student, unruly residents, and illicit intrigue. Both Millie and Agatha are forced to question just how much of themselves they are willing to trade to get what they want. Sharp and intimate, Come and Get It , the new thought-provoking, singular novel by the bestselling and critically acclaimed author Kiley Reid, explores the choices we make, particularly for the things that can and cannot be paid for. A Finalist for the 2025 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award A Best Book of the Year: Vogue • Elle • Betches • Vulture • Harpers Bazaar • NPR • The New Yorker • WBUR • BestLife • Paste Magazine A Most Anticipated Book of the Year: TIME • Good Housekeeping • Stylecaster • BookPage • LitHub • NYLON • Nerd Daily • Entertainment Weekly • Oprah Daily • Orange County Register • The Root • BookBub • Town & Country • Shondaland • The Week • The Messenger • Electric Lit • The Mary Sue • Scary Mommy • PureWow One of NPR's 2024 Books We Love One of Southern Review of Books ’ Best Southern Books of January One of Town and Country ’s Best Books of January One of BookBub ’s Best Winter Books One of Woman’s World ’s Best Books Club Books One of Essence Magazine ’s Must-Reads Books One of New York Post ’s Best New Books One of Harpers Bazaar 's Best Beach Reads of 2024 One of W Magazine 's Best Books of 2024 One of CrimeReads ' Greatest Campus Novels Ever Written One of Glamour 's Best Books for Book Clubs in 2024 A People Magazine Book of the Week A New Yorker Best Book of the Week A Harpers Bazaar Book Chat February Pick One of BookPage 's Best Audiobooks of 2024 One of The Washington Post 's 10 Best Audiobooks of 2024 "Fans of campus intrigue, your moment has arrived!" — Seattle Times "[ Come and Get It ] tackles money, privilege, race, and power dynamics. . . . This is a book that is begging to be discussed as Kiley explores these topics and leaves readers to draw their own conclusions." — Glamour "A sharp, edgy, social novel. . . Reid is a genius of mimicry and social observation." — WYPR "[A] snappy page-turner. . . [with] apt depictions of contemporary southern culture." — NPR " Come and Get It is tense and often uncomfortable, pulling readers in with a sense of horrified fascination as they see the boundaries that people will push to make money in the current economic climate." — Book Riot "Fascinating. . . You will not be able to predict where the story will go, but the journey to get there was completely riveting." — Book Riot "[A] humorous examination of consumerism, race, and yearning." — Bitter Southerner "Reid’s sophomore novel, is about a residential assistant at the University of Arkansas, and I can’t wait to see how Reid applies her sharp social commentary to the messy power dynamics of academia. I’ll be packing it in my carry-on." — Carley Fortune, USA Today' s "10 Best Beach Reads" "Kiley Reid has such a way with words. . . . This book tackles money, privilege, race, and power dynamics. . . . A book that's begging to be discussed." — Glamour " Come and Get It is filled with incisive observations on the different versions of the American dream that drive us, and how we each choose to get there." — W Magazine "This is a book about how money shapes people’s lives, and it’s for you if you enjoy a character-driven narrative in which everyone introduced comes with an elaborate backstory." — Harper's Bazaar "Grapple[s] with the heady concepts of desire, privilege, and the rules of social conduct in an environment where the game is rigged and fairness is reserved for a select few. . . . Heavy on character development and social commentary, Come and Get It is the kind of book you put down and immediately want to discuss ." — Vulture "With only a handful of chapters, numerous characters feel fleshed-out and well-rounded. The story gets its hooks in with such subtlety, the reader doesn’t realize how far she’s been pulled in until Come & Get It is well under the skin, the characters staying for days." — BUST Magazine "Reid’s skillful storytelling and vibrant characters are sure to give you a great time." — BookRiot "Reid really shines. The dialogue and personalities she created for each dorm resident, each class