{"product_id":"you-first-a-joe-goldberg-prequel-9798217347759","title":"You First: A Joe Goldberg Prequel","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"The most distinctive voice in thrillers is back.\"--Lucy Foley, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Guest List\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Feast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow did Joe Goldberg become Joe Goldberg? What led to his first love . . . first obsession . . . first kill? Find out in the highly anticipated prequel to \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Caroline Kepnes's hit You series, which inspired the blockbuster Netflix show.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoe Goldberg is ready for his life to start. He's seventeen years old, working in Mr. Mooney's bookshop, falling in love with every girl on the subway all while wondering who will be \u003ci\u003ethe one\u003c\/i\u003e. He knows what he needs: A woman who will force him to get his GED, go to night school, and make something of himself. But who would ever fall in love with him? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen he spots it: MISSED CONNECTION, NYC Bookstore Babe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSomeone is looking for \u003ci\u003eJoe\u003c\/i\u003e. And that someone is Vail Gunderson, a production assistant with a passion for rom-coms. The only catch: she's twenty-four, which means that Joe has no choice but to lie about his age...and, naturally, nearly everything else in his life. Joe thinks he's found true love, but when Vail needs more convincing that Joe is her happily ever after, he's determined to convince her...no matter \u003ci\u003ewhat \u003c\/i\u003eit takes... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith her incisive and darkly comedic prose, Caroline Kepnes captures Joe poised on the edge of manhood, entering the vicious, dog-eat-dog New York dating scene for the very first time, and buffeted by forces that will determine what kind of man he will become--and how he will write his own twisted love story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10783262\"\u003eCaroline Kepnes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Large Print Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217347759\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC030000\"\u003eThrillers | Suspense\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC022000\"\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Detective | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaroline Kepnes \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eYou, Hidden Bodies, You Love Me\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFor You and Only You, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eProvidence\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has been translated into a multitude of languages and inspired a television series adaptation of \u003ci\u003eYou\u003c\/i\u003e, currently on Netflix. Kepnes graduated from Brown University and worked as a pop culture journalist for \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e and a TV writer for \u003ci\u003e7th Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life of the American Teenager.\u003c\/i\u003e She grew up on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and now lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Large Print Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53178016563497,"sku":"9798217347759","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/5747\/7673\/files\/img_ec5e6bfa-b51e-4517-a440-92d83b4fed57.jpg?v=1778869187","url":"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/you-first-a-joe-goldberg-prequel-9798217347759","provider":"New Jersey Corrections Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}