The Viagra Diaries

Soon to be an HBO series created by Sex and the Cityexecutive producer Darren Star and directed by Paul Feig ( Bridesmaids), a funny, fearless, and inspiring novel about dating after the age of sixty. Anny Applebaum is a sixty-five-year-old journalist who writes a lifestyle column in the San Francisco Chronicle.She's in a rut, both professionally and personally: her editor has told her that the column will be cut unless she brings in a wider audience, she's been living alone since her divorce a number of years ago, she hasn't had sex in ages, and she's feeling lonely and uninspired. When a hurtful ageist encounter forces her to reevaluate her life, she impulsively signs up for JDate. She soon meets Marv Rothstein, a handsome seventy-five-year-old emotionally unavailable diamond dealer. Anny is attracted to Marv, and he becomes the catalyst for a life-changing sexual reawakening. But Anny quickly discovers that the elusive Marv is a serial dater who prowls the singles sites for younger women, and that he still sees his much younger ex-wife. Much like Sex and the City's Carrie Bradshaw, Anny decides to write a series of columns called The Viagra Diariesmodeled after Marv, about a man who can't deal with his age, calling him Mr. X. As Anny's Mr. X columns gain popularity, she struggles with her ongoing relationships, her career hopes, and her coming of age. Wonderfully witty and wistfully romantic, The Viagra Diariesshows that there is humor, heartache, and hope for all of us, at every age.

Barbara Rose Brooker is currently a teacher at San Francisco State University with a masters in creative writing. She has appeared on the Today show and The Talk and has been featured in the San Francisco Chronicle, Huffington Post, and more.