Don’t Stop is a "bold, immersive debut" that explores what happens when a woman dares to want more – of the world, of her body, of herself. 

Ina is a 41-year-old literary scholar on the cusp of professional success. With a coveted university job, a kind husband, and a book on Eugene O’Neill due in months, her life appears enviably stable. But when an impulsive kiss with a stranger shatters her self-control, Ina finds herself plunged into an erotic and emotional freefall. Don't Stop is a novel of transgression, transformation, and unapologetic longing. 

“Don’t Stop is a moving, laser-eyed story about love, desire, betrayal, and destiny, which manages, mysteriously, to be simultaneously funny and profound.” ~Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer prize-winning author of The Hours and Day.

“A gorgeous depiction of the journey of a soul . . .  I hated for it to end.” ~ Alice Elliott Dark, author of Fellowship Point

“A riveting read from start to finish. Friedman reveals a genuine flair for the kind of character and narrative driven storytelling style that raises her novel to an impressive level of literary excellence.” – The Midwest Book Review.

"Friedman writes with the female fury of Ferrante."— On the Seawall journal

“Is there anything Bonnie Friedman can’t do? Line by line, Friedman thrills . . . As in all her writing, Friedman is at her best when she’s writing about relationships, tenderly uncovering the lies people tell themselves in order to stay alive and together.” – Necessary Fiction

"This coming-of-middle-age story by Friedman explores a woman’s obsessive affair and the unraveling of her life....  A fiction debut that will appeal to fans of Miranda July's All Fours." – Booklist