GIRL DINNER by Olivie Blake
9781250883452
10/21/25
Tor Books
Fiction / Occult & Supernatural / Satire
The New York Times bestselling author of THE ATLAS SIX, Olivie Blake, dips into the dark underside of modern womanhood in GIRL DINNER, the story of an exclusive sorority, a sacred ritual, and hunger that demands to be satiated.
Dr. Sloane Hartley, an adjunct professor who has sidelined her formerly flourishing career in favor of supporting her husband’s academic pursuits and tending to her 4-year-old daughter, is reluctant to serve as an academic advisor for The House, a sorority known for producing exceptional alumnae—one of the most notable being @TheCountryWife, a tradwife influencer whose content she finds troubling and addictive in equal measures. But once she has accepted the position, she is challenged not only by the disregard of her majority-male coworkers, but by the dubious ethics of aspiring to become the illusive “Good Woman.” When the power she craves is within reach, what (or who) is she willing to hurt to take it?
Meanwhile, Nina Kaur, an ambitious college sophomore, is ecstatic to receive the favor of The House and its ethereal president, Fawn. Despite her cousin’s wariness, Nina is encouraged by the girls’ open disdain for the institution’s lack of action on sexual assault cases and history of discriminatory rules—they see the future of The House as one focused on justice and enrichment . . . and they are not afraid to take drastic action to achieve it. As Nina becomes more and more entangled in sorority politics and her budding feelings for Fawn, she finds herself questioning how far her steadfast loyalty to the sisterhood will take her.
This novel is the most entertaining, incisive, and timely investigation of white feminism in academia and the subtle growth of online conservatism I have read to date. A direct response to the “girl dinner” trend and rise of the “clean girl” aesthetic, GIRL DINNER taps into conversations taking place at this critical moment in cultural history—both online and within academic spaces—about power, entitlement, and women’s ability to “have it all” when achievement and oppression seem hopelessly interwoven.
Challenging, funny, and sickeningly sinister, GIRL DINNER is for the reader who can’t choose between winding down with a horror movie or a video essay. Fans of Ling Ling Huang’s NATURAL BEAUTY and Mona Awad’s BUNNY will take this story of sinister sisterhood and eat it right up.
“A book that whets your appetite before devouring you whole. GIRL DINNER is cunning, charged, and just as you’re comfortable—a profound shock. Perfect for the era we live in.”—Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of IMMORTAL LONGINGS
“As always, Blake eats! GIRL DINNER is truly brilliant—a precise and ruthless novel about the impossibility of being a woman and a mother, it also answers the question of what it takes to win when you start from a losing position. I savored every morsel of this wickedly fun and deeply satisfying interrogation of sisterhood, sorority life, and the true cost of success.”—Ling Ling Huang, author of NATURAL BEAUTY and IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
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