Younger

Yeah!

Thank you, Brooklyn!

We just want to let you guys know

we're playing the Hudson Valley Brew Grass Festival

this weekend in Cooperstown...

48 hours of nothing but craft beer and bluegrass music.

So come on down. We'd love to have you, all right?

Yay!

Sounds like torture.

No, I'm excited.

- You're gonna go? - Of course I am.

I've put Josh through so much, and he's been amazing.

He comes to all my work stuff.

I really need to show up for him.

Plus, it's a really big deal for the band.

Well, that's great, Liza.

I have three words of advice:

extra toilet paper.

Oh, my God, Iris.

Who's Iris?

Oh, a girl I dated for 11 weeks.

Wow, almost a full trimester.

- Come say hi. - Do I have to?

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

You must come.

Both: Hey!

Great set, dude.

Are you sure that you can't just, uh, blow off work

and drive up with me and the boys tonight?

Oh, I wish I could, but I promise

I'll leave straight from the office tomorrow.

- I promise. - Okay.

Okay, okay, okay, I believe you.

Yeah, dudes!

This weekend is going to be epic, man.

I'm going full "Deliverance."

I'm not bringing a tent, toothpaste, or toilet paper.

Just me, the music, and the sky.

You know how that movie ends, right?

What movie?

- _ -

So cute.

- _ -

It is a big deal, Charles.

Being featured in "By the Book"

solidifies your place among the literary intelligentsia.

You're gonna be in "By the Book"?

In "The Times"?

No, Liza, in "Cat Fancy."

Yes, it's "The Times."

That's the first section I read every Sunday.

Well, I can use all the help I can get.

Deadline's Monday morning.

Well, you know the basics.

What's on your nightstand?

How did you fall in love with literature?

Which artist is most underrated?

That's my favorite question.

Just be sure to include one of our books.

You know, maybe "The Male Feminist."

You want to come across as intelligent but not pretentious.

That's our brand.

It's funny; books are such a big part of my work life.

I can't remember which ones are a big part of my life life.

Well, you could start with the classics...

You know, Tolstoy, Pynchon, Hume.

Agatha Christie or Dashiell Hammett might be cute.

What about "Infinite Jest"?

Uh... oh.

Yes, Liza?

Well, someone just said "Infinite Jest."

Oh, was it Colson Whitehead or Tina Fey?

Either way, I'd steer clear.

Okay.

Thank you, Liza.

And I know it doesn't sound edgy,

but I'd throw in some unexpected nonfiction.

Maybe Doris Kearns Goodwin or...

Ooh, Rick James' memoir.

There's a quirky curveball.

I've had a lot of time

to come up with my own answers.

You know, in case anyone ever asks.

Three, two, one.

Well, no one asking.

I have a meeting with Hugh Shirley.

I guess I'll know he's here when my assistant tells me.

That's me.

Oh, Diana, you look hot.

You have a date tonight?

Oh, just a meeting with Hugh Shirley.

Oh, I should probably be in on that.

Oh, no, no, that's not necessary.

It's just market... Strictly marketing.

Oh.

I see. I got ya.

Well, I'm here if you need me.

Thank you.

I won't.

That's better.

That's better.

Are we looking at any Mid-Atlantic coverage,

or is it just the Northeast?

Well, we'll start in New York City,

Bluestockings downtown.

It's pretty much home base

for lesbians, social workers... Same thing.

And then we'll hit Park Slope, Northampton, Ptown.

How about Midwestern college towns?

A huge portion of my audience are transgender academics.

Absolutely... Ann Arbor, Madison, St. Paul.

And there is a huge market for this book

in Seattle and Portland...

Actually, anywhere in the Pacific Northwest

within ten miles of a vegan market.

Great. I'd like to wake up some straight men too.

Maybe we could do surprise drop-ins

at a VFW hall or strip club here and there.

- Diana? - Huh?

- Are you okay? - Yup, absolutely.

You were saying strip... strip clubs.

I'm sorry. You need to know something.

No, no, you deserve to know something.

I am objectifying you right now...

erotically, and I'm so sorry.

Thank you for telling me that.

Okay, now let's continue.

Yes, uh, please do.

Have lunch with me tomorrow.

I swear I'll make you pay for half.

I... I think I can, uh, be free.

So it's a date.

Right? It... it's a date?

- Yes. - Yes, yes, a date.

Josh, hello?

Hey... oh, hey, hey.

Sorry, the signal just keeps cutting out.

Which tent are you in?

Which tent are you in?

What do you mean, drop a pin?

Like, on the ground?

Josh?

Josh? Hello?

Hello, can you hear me?

Ugh.

Hey, I'm by the... Uh, the Bratwurst tent.

I like mine with sauerkraut and onions.

What?

I'm kidding. It's... it's Charles.

I'm so sorry to interrupt your weekend.

I just had a quick question about this "By the Book" thing.

Oh, uh, yeah. No problem.

Uh, what question do you need help with?

"What was your favorite book as a child?"

Uh, I don't want to lie.

Why would you lie?

I was never much of a reader,

but I loved baseball, so I just told everybody

that my baseball coach said reading would ruin my eyesight

and I'd never hit a curveball again.

I would have guessed you were a bookworm.

Yeah, when... when your father owns a publishing house,

most people think that.

Um, I... I did read comic books at the dinner table,

which he hated.

So not reading was your form of rebellion.

Yeah, until I was 12,

and then I found more creative ways

to torture my parents.

Well, if you're going to lie,

which I'm not suggesting, because...

Because lying is bad.

Uh, yes but, in certain cases, acceptable.

Even necessary. Go on.

I would go with "To Kill A Mockingbird."

Excellent idea.

I don't think that the Hulk is going to cut it.

- - Boo!

- Oh, my God. - What? Are you okay?

- Liza? - Yeah.

It was just my boyfriend playing a joke on me.

Oh, I'll let you go.

Thank you so much for your help.

It was my pleasure. I'll see you on Monday.

Yeah. I'll see you Monday.

Sorry.

- Mm. - Sorry I was working.

I'm just so excited to see you.

I can't believe you're actually here.

Of course I am. I wouldn't miss it.

You guys didn't play yet, did you?

No, no, no, tomorrow, 2:00 p.m.

Be there.

Front row, center.

Number one fan!

Number one groupie!

This is it.