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The Other Beautiful People a novel by Caroline Bock

The reviews are coming in for The Other Beautiful People by Caroline Bock…POWERFUL says this book critic…

Caroline Anna Bock

“Powerful,” says Sarahlyn Bruck at the Washington Independent Review of Books

With The Other Beautiful People, Caroline Bock isn’t the first author to shine a spotlight on the entertainment industry. But instead of steering our gaze toward the glamorous, Hollywood-based, and yes, beautiful people most readers are all too familiar with, she asks us instead to follow the tight-knit team of regular folks behind the fictional Cinema Channel, a classic-movie cable outlet in Midtown Manhattan….(read the entire review here…) The Other Beautiful People | Washington Independent Review of Books

June 2, 2026

The Other Beautiful People a novel by Caroline Bock now available in trade paperback and ebook everywhere books are sold.
The Other Beautiful People, a novel by Caroline Bock

FAQS on THE OTHER BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE by Caroline Bock

Caroline Anna Bock

FAQS

Who is Caroline Bock?

She is the author of the acclaimed novel THE OTHER BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE (Regal House Publishing, 2026) as well as the award-winning short story collection Carry Her Home (Washington Writers’ Publishing House, 2018), and the young adult novels Before My Eyes and LIE from St. Martin’s Press.

Is THE OTHER BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE a good book club pick?

The Other Beautiful People is an excellent book club pick. As the Library Journal notes in their positive review, “VERDICT: Will have wide appeal, as it explores numerous subjects, including the complexities of marriage, death, grief, love, nostalgia, and work/nuclear family dynamics.” A book club discussion guide is included in each copy of The Other Beautiful People.

What inspired THE OTHER BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE?

Caroline Bock’s career in the cable television industry inspired her novel The Other Beautiful People. Caroline Bock spent two decades working in the cable television industry. Notably, Caroline Bock was the senior vice president of marketing and public relations at AMC, Bravo, and IFC. She was part of the executive team that launched the Independent Film Channel (IFC) and IFC Films. She started her career at USA Network. Her cable television career spanned 1985-2003. The Other Beautiful People is a workplace love story inspired by Caroline Bock’s career in cable television.

What writers influenced Caroline Bock’s writing career?

Caroline Bock studied creative writing as an undergraduate at Syracuse University and was in writing workshops with Raymond Carver, Tess Gallagher, Tobias Wolff, and Jack Gilbert, who inspired her writing. Caroline Bock also holds an MFA from the City College of New York.

What are critics saying about THE OTHER BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE by Caroline Bock?

“Powerful,” writes book critic Sarahlynn Bruck in the Washington Independent Review of Books.

FAQs on The Other Beautiful People, a novel by Caroline Bock
The Other Beautiful People a novel by Caroline Bock

“Rich, layered, intellectually complex and yes beautiful…” WASHINGTON UNBOUND REVIEW!

Caroline Anna Bock

One week until my novel is officially on sale… and Norah Vawter’s review in Washington Unbound captured its essence!!!

“Caroline Bock’s first novel for adults, The Other Beautiful People (Regal House 2026), is rich, layered, intellectually complex, and, yes, beautiful. Equal parts domestic fiction and workplace drama, the novel centers on Amy Greene, a television executive, wife, mother, and film aficionado whose life is combusting…”

READ the entire review here …
https://www.washington-unbound.com/bookreviews/calling-all-classic-film-lovers

I will be at Politics & Prose Bookstore (Conn. Avenue store) on TUESDAY, JUNE 2nd at 7 pm for my novel’s ‘opening night’ — in conversation with the beautiful novelist Laura Scalzo!! ALL INVITED!

PRE-ORDER your copy now and be the first to read! Copies are available everywhere books are sold … and I’ve been told they are already on the shelves at Politics & Prose!!

With GRATITUDE to Washington Unbound!

–Caroline

REVIEWS of THE OTHER BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE

Caroline Anna Bock

FICTION — FROM THE LIBRARY JOURNAL

The Other Beautiful People

by Caroline Bock

Regal House. Jun. 2026. 266p. ISBN 9781646037292. pbk. $19.95. FICTION

In her first novel for adults, Bock (Carry Her Home) draws on her two-decade PR career within the cable television industry. Set during the early aughts shortly after 9/11, the first-person narrative is recounted by Amy, a marketing executive at a classic cinema network. It’s a demanding job, and her recent move from New York to the DC suburbs further complicates her situation, especially as she tries to commute by train and work remotely. Her husband’s heart attack, the sale of her network, and other personal events force Amy to make some significant life decisions. This is a beautifully written novel that uses poetic and poignant language to describe New York City under the somber specter of a post-9/11 world. The author so deftly depicts the long workdays Amy endures that readers will commiserate with her exhaustion. This book also provides a glimpse of life before smartphones, wireless computing, video conferencing, and remote work became the norm.

VERDICT Will have wide appeal, as it explores numerous subjects, including the complexities of marriage, death, grief, love, nostalgia, and work/nuclear family dynamics.

Reviewed by Erica Swenson Danowitz , Apr 24, 2026

The Other Beautiful People a novel by Caroline Bock

PRESS MATERIALS FOR THE OTHER BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE

Caroline Anna Bock

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Press material for THE OTHER BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE, a workplace love story
Caroline Bock, official author photo, credit: Michael Bock

Official author bio here:

Caroline Bock is the author of THE OTHER BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE, a workplace love story, inspired by her two-decade career at AMC, Bravo, IFC, and IFC Films (on sale June 2, 2026, Regal House Publishing). She is also the author of the young adult novels LIE and Before My Eyes, as well as the award-winning short story collection Carry Her Home. She is the co-president/prose editor at the Washington Writers’ Publishing House.

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Media: please contact Caroline Bock at cabock8908 @ yahoo.com if more information is needed.

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The Other Beautiful People, a novel by Caroline Bock

LIE IN SPANISH/ LA MENTIRA

Caroline Anna Bock

Now available everywhere books and ebooks are available. This project — to have my critically acclaimed first novel translated into Spanish — is one I have long worked toward, and I finally undertook it on my own with the help of professional translators Laura Arguëlles Icaza and Antonieta Romero-Follete. Muchas gracias. Even more so, LIE / LA MENTIRA is particularly timely- it’s the story of love and hate in the suburbs of Long Island, of immigration, of a murder, and the community’s reaction…. Todos lo saben. Nadie habla.

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Description

La Mentira -Lie da vida, en una traducción experta al español, a la historia de un crimen contra dos hermanos de ascendencia salvadoreña, un nacido en Estados Unidos y el otro no. Ambientada en Long Island, Nueva York, esta novela narra las historias de cinco adolescentes y cinco adultos, entrelazando las mentiras y las verdades de lo ocurrido una noche fatídica. Todos lo saben, nadie habla es la charla de la comunidad, excepto que sí hablan en La Mentira-Lie, una novela confesional, al estilo de Rashomon, escrito por Caroline Bock.

La Mentira -Lie – brings alive, in expert Spanish translation, the story of a crime against two brothers of El Salvadoran heritage, one American-born, one not. 

Set in Long Island, New York, this novel shares… the stories of five teens and five adults, weaving together the lies and truths about what happened one fateful evening. ‘Everyone knows, nobody’s talking’ is the word in the community, except they are talking in La Mentira-Lie-a confessionary, Rashomon-like novel by Caroline Bock.

Book Details:

Paperback
5.5 x 8.5 inches
200 pages
ISBN: 978-1-941551-48-6