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Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It by Brooke Averick

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Meet Phoebe Berman: despite being a hopeless romantic, she’s about to be a thirty-year-old virgin. With one month before her milestone birthday, she’s determined to finally lose it . . . if her own anxiety doesn’t slow her down. The can’t-miss debut novel from podcaster and comedian Brooke Averick.

“I laughed (a lot), I cried (more than expected), I swooned (the perfect amount), and I looked into the metaphorical camera, wondering if this book was actually about me.”—Lyla Sage, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Soul Searching and the Rebel Blue Ranch series

Phoebe Berman has a fulfilling teaching career and a tight-knit friend group, but a rough adolescent experience left her with serious intimacy anxiety — and, at thirty, still a virgin. With her milestone birthday one month away, she draws up a "Guide to Losing My Virginity" checklist and decides this is finally the year.

Suddenly she's not short on options: a new colleague at her school, an old classmate who reconnects with her over a word game app, and her roommate, who might just be the friends-to-lovers pairing she's never let herself consider. Each one forces Phoebe to confront exactly what she's been avoiding.

From comedian and podcaster Brooke Averick, Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It is a brutally honest, laugh-out-loud debut about vulnerability, self-discovery, and learning to want what scares you.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Meet Phoebe Berman: despite being a hopeless romantic, she’s about to be a thirty-year-old virgin. With one month before her milestone birthday, she’s determined to finally lose it . . . if her own anxiety doesn’t slow her down. The can’t-miss debut novel from podcaster and comedian Brooke Averick.

“I laughed (a lot), I cried (more than expected), I swooned (the perfect amount), and I looked into the metaphorical camera, wondering if this book was actually about me.”—Lyla Sage, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Soul Searching and the Rebel Blue Ranch series

Phoebe Berman has a fulfilling teaching career and a tight-knit friend group, but a rough adolescent experience left her with serious intimacy anxiety — and, at thirty, still a virgin. With her milestone birthday one month away, she draws up a "Guide to Losing My Virginity" checklist and decides this is finally the year.

Suddenly she's not short on options: a new colleague at her school, an old classmate who reconnects with her over a word game app, and her roommate, who might just be the friends-to-lovers pairing she's never let herself consider. Each one forces Phoebe to confront exactly what she's been avoiding.

From comedian and podcaster Brooke Averick, Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It is a brutally honest, laugh-out-loud debut about vulnerability, self-discovery, and learning to want what scares you.

  • Publisher: Crown

    Title: Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It

    Author: Brooke Averick

    On Sale Date: May 26, 2026

    EAN: 9798217088263

    Format: Hardcover

    Retail Price: $28.00

    BISAC: Fiction / Women's Fiction / Romance

    Page Count: 304

    Dimensions: 6-1/8 in W | 9-1/4 in H

  • Brooke Averick is a comedian, actor, and podcaster best known as @ladyefron, a persona she launched in April 2020 that quickly built a devoted online following. A former preschool teacher with a degree in early childhood education from Boston University, she moved to Los Angeles in 2021 to pursue comedy full-time. In 2022 she co-launched the hit "Brooke and Connor Make a Podcast," followed by her solo show "Obsessed with Brooke Averick" in January 2024. Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It is her debut novel, the first in a multi-book deal.

  • Readers are calling Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It a refreshingly honest debut:

    • Reviewers praised how the book handles intimacy anxiety with real sensitivity, calling it a rare and validating portrayal for readers who've felt behind on their own timelines.

    • Fans of Averick's comedy say her voice translates perfectly to the page, with several calling it laugh-out-loud funny even during its most vulnerable moments.

    • Readers consistently highlight Phoebe's friend group as a standout, describing it as warm and true-to-life rather than a backdrop to the romance.

    • The three-guy setup earns praise for avoiding a predictable love triangle, with reviewers saying each relationship reveals something different about what Phoebe actually wants.

This book is for you if

  • You're turning thirty and still figuring out your own version of "on track."

  • You love a messy love-square with real chemistry, not just one obvious pick.

  • You want a heroine who's funny, self-aware, and still learning to be vulnerable.

  • You're drawn to romantic comedies that take intimacy anxiety seriously without losing the laughs.

  • You need a debut with a friend-group as charming as the romance itself.

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