my debut novel ‘the scoop’ IS OUT NOW!

“This all-too-real peek into the life of a fictional night-shift editor reveals the media’s dirty underbelly to delicious effect.” — PEOPLE magazine

“Juicy, wild, gripping … like if The Devil Wears Prada and Succession had a chaotic little baby.” — Rebecca Armitage, author of The Heir Apparent

“A darkly funny, satirical peek into the world of late-night tabloid journalism and the chaos of our times.” —Natalie Sue, internationally bestselling author of I Hope This Finds You Well

“I gorged on THE SCOOP. Smart, savage … a devastating satire.” —Ruth Madievsky, award-winning author of All Night Pharmacy

“Snappy, fun.” —Cat Marnell, New York Times bestselling author of How to Murder Your Life

“A thrilling page-turner, and a scathing satire of the media outlets that run on celebrity gossip—and our own bottomless appetite for stories of the worst moments in celebrities' lives.” —Leigh Stein, bestselling author of Self Care

“Van Der Meer captures with biting humor, sharp insight, and impeccable pacing the contradictions of a dying industry clinging to whatever attention it can still scrounge.” — Andrew Boryga, author of Victim

“Whiplash meets tabloid journalism.” —Warona Jay, author of The Grand Scheme Of Things

A piercing satire about a down-and-out journalist in New York City desperate to claw her way back to respectability, and how far she’s willing to go — and who she’s willing to destroy — to do that. 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.

THE SCOOP is published in the US by Grand Central Publishing and in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand by Wildfire Books.