04304cam a2200625 4500 2843840033 TxAuBib 20260819120000.0 ||||||s2026||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780316599122 0316599123 B0FZ9B3M1T Amazon 3b1d448e-0771-4640-8992-3ec400c66a40 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 12518304 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Maum, Courtney. Alan Opts Out [Libby eBook] : A Novel. Little, Brown and Company, 2026. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. off the grid. life goals. Capitalism. privilege . insecurity. executive. Corporate. Lifestyle. Business. suburban. marriage. ambition. Literary. America. husband. Anarchy. failure. family. farmer. escape. parent. Career. Humor. city. life. Wife. Job. HTML:A BEST BOOK OF THE SUMMER: New York Times  <li>  Town & Country  <ul> <li> Los Angeles Times </li> <li>Goodreads</li> <li> LitHub FEATURED IN: People  </li> <li>A Cup of Joe</li> <li>theSkimm</li> <li> The Ezra Klein Show ** In development as a series with HBO ** "Reading this book reminded me how much fun a novel can be." ―Caro Claire Burke, author of Yesteryear In this timely and comedic take on ambition, consumerism, and the sticker price of privilege, an ad exec who bombs the biggest pitch of his career decides to forgo capitalism and live off the land of his suburban Connecticut home. Perfect for readers of Rufi Thorpe and Taffy Brodesser-Akner. Alan Anderson is a powerful advertising executive who has built a successful life and thriving business by making people buy stuff they don't actually need. He's up for the biggest pitch of his career and the account everyone wants, US Dairy: cow's milk sales are plummeting, and the C-Suite wants to see trendy oat milk kicked to the curb. But when an anarchist farmer tanks Alan's presentation, Alan bombs the pitch but ends the day with an epiphany. No longer will he exploit the insecurities of others in the service of capitalism. Alan is opting out.   This development is anathema to his wife, Vivian. She's just a few positive affirmations, a swimming pool, and an exacting series of social tests away from finally becoming part of the elite women's club, the Queen Annes, in their adopted town of Greenwich, Connecticut. As if contending with a daughter who wants to write plays (!) and another who has an unnatural empathy with animals isn't enough to manage, she can only watch as Alan moves into their backyard playhouse to live off the land and―worse―spend time with the family. But instead of shocking the neighbors, Alan's commitment to a less-is-more lifestyle seems to be catching on. Could everyone want what Alan's not selling?  Funny, sexy, intelligent, and poignant, Alan Opts Out is the most ambitious novel to date by celebrated author Courtney Maum, acclaimed for her stories that tackle big, chewy subjects of our post-modern America with wit and heart. </li> </ul> </li>. Humor (Fiction.) Literature. Fiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2026-08-18 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=3b1d448e-0771-4640-8992-3ec400c66a40&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=3b1d448e-0771-4640-8992-3ec400c66a40&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)