From a story on lithub.com headlined “Procrastination or Research? Curtis Sittenfeld Clicks Over to Celebrity Gossip While Writing.”:

Following 2016’s Eligible, a Bachelor-inspired retelling of Pride and Prejudice, Curtis Sittenfeld again took inspiration from the churn of pop culture for her newest novel, Romantic Comedy. The novel follows Sally, a late-night sketch writer, who works in a world where very average-looking men date beautiful women, then falls for a pop star.