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What makes someone the greatest girlfriend of all time?

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Sophie Kemp:Pub day was really fun!

But then it actually happened, and it was great.

I went to a bunch of bookstores all over New York and did a lot of signing.

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It was my third steak of the week.

Today Im doing my laundry and getting a blowout before my launch party at Public Records.

The partys going to be really fun; I haveMegan Nolan, Rayne Fisher-Quann, andTony Tulathimuttereading.

I was like, Yeah, thats it.

And then for Kahn, Im a patrilineal Jew, so I had to throw that in.

Tell me about the books wonderfully insane anime cover, kindly.

I was like, Oh, my.

Shes not a young person at all, which made it even more awesome and funny.

But I just knew that it was saying exactly what my book was about.

I would tell her that she needs to get her power back because shes actually really smart.

This book establishes that Brooklyn is not the easiest place to date.

Is there a city thats particularly good for dating, in your experience?

The first time I ever fell in love was in Paris.

That really worked for me.

Its hard to find a partner anywhere, right?

Derangedfeels less toxic to me thanquirky, which I find to be completely repugnant and sexist.

you’ve got the option to call a mans work deranged, so it feels less volatile.

So that is what I have to say about that.

This conversation has been edited and condensed.