June Hayward is a struggling writer whose career has the structural integrity of a damp tissue. Rather fortunately, she happens to be with Athena Liu — literary darling, national treasure, and human embodiment of “effortlessly excellent” — on the night Athena dies in a freak accident involving pancakes. June mourns appropriately for approximately three seconds before noticing Athena’s freshly completed manuscript sitting on the desk like a gift from the Career Fairy. June takes it, because of course she does, and embarks on a new literary career as Juniper Song. By the end, June has lost her career, her reputation, and her grip on reality, but she still thinks she’s…