Wildly hilarious and absolutely terrifying, A Touch of Jen is truly a touch of genius.

“Morgan has created a fabulous monster here, legitimately Frankensteined herself a wicked, unflinching, dynamite novel out of razor-sharp dialogue, toxic social media culture, and the nonsense notion that the self is just another brand to be endlessly plumbed for content. There’s an almost fanatically concrete simplicity to her prose that makes the storytelling absurd and unnerving and consistent in effect - like someone smiling at you without blinking, showing too much of the whites of her eyes…chimeric and deliriously original, emitting an eerie power.”- NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW “A satirical, ferocious, shape-shifting novel…What started as an acerbic millennial sex comedy grows the gnashing mandibles of supernatural horror with a spiritual self-help twist…The structure is unconventional and disorienting, but Morgan manages each breakneck turn without spinning out of control. Funny and sharp and surprising and bittersweet. LITERARY HUB Most Anticipated Summer Novels NEW YORK TIMES Most Anticipated Books of July Part millennial social comedy, part psychedelic horror, and all wildly entertaining, A Touch of Jen is a sly, unflinching examination of the hidden drives that lurk just outside the frame of our carefully curated selves. Is this what “self-actualization” looks like? Once there, Remy and Alicia try (a little too hard) to fit into Jen’s exalted social circle, but violent desire and class resentment bubble beneath the surface of this beachside paradise, threatening to erupt. As small disturbances escalate into outright horror, we find ourselves tumbling with Remy and Alicia into an uncanny alternate reality, one shaped by their most unspeakable, deviant, and intoxicating fantasies. Imagine their confused excitement when they run into Jen, in the flesh, and she invites them on a surfing trip to the Hamptons with her wealthy boyfriend and their group. In and outside the bedroom, Remy and Alicia's entire relationship revolves around fantasies of Jen, whose every Instagram caption, outfit, and new age mantra they know by heart. But they are bound by a shared obsession with Jen, a beautiful former co-worker of Remy’s who now seems to be following her bliss as a globe-trotting jewelry designer. Remy and Alicia, a couple of insecure service workers, are not particularly happy together. 'Um, holy shit.This novel will be the most fun you'll have this summer.' -Emily Temple, Literary Hub

A young couple's toxic Instagram crush spins out of control and unleashes a sinister creature in this twisted, viciously funny, 'bananas good' story (Carmen Maria Machado).

A Touch of Jen by Beth Morgan