40-year-old Liza passes herself off as 26 to land a job in the field of her dreams. Now she just has to make sure no one discovers her secret.
While settling into life as a 26-year-old, Liza looks to date someone age-appropriate, and learn to market to a younger audience.
Liza worries about sleeping with Josh and seeks help from Maggie; Kelsey works to land a hot new author. Diana tries online dating.
Liza tries to keep Josh at arm’s length, but a surprise run-in leaves her reevaluating her feelings for him. Kelsey asks Liza to keep her in check as she celebrates her new author acquisition with innumerable shots of tequila.
After helping Kelsey, Liza joins Kelsey’s inner circle, neglecting Maggie at a bad time. Diana is excited by the arrival of a publisher.
Liza gets to prove herself when Diana tasks her with running a book launch party for a notoriously demanding author. Maggie runs into an old crush, who’s finally single, while Kelsey starts to fall for her new author, who’s not.
When her ex comes up short on a tuition payment, Liza has to swallow her pride to earn some quick cash without arousing suspicion from Josh. Kelsey continues to blur the line between editor and mistress with her prize author.
As the grind of 20-something life continues to wear Liza down, she glimpses a more age-appropriate world when her publisher needs her to babysit. Kelsey’s affair with her author finally comes to a head at an award ceremony.
Liza returns to her New Jersey book club hoping to incite interest in an unpublished author she discovered at work. Meanwhile, Josh freezes Liza out when she insults his intelligence.
After a bedbug scare forces Liza into some uncomfortable and illuminating sleeping arrangements, she struggles to close the deal on her first literary find.
Liza learns of a potential new career option while Lauren throws the outlandish bat mitzvah she never got to have. Kelsey deals with the fall-out from her affair.
Liza’s lies come to a disastrous head on multiple fronts, threatening to ruin her professionally and romantically.
Liza tries to sort out her relationship with Josh. Caitlin returns from school.
Liza questions Josh’s interest in her. Kelsey is courted by another publisher.
Liza and Kelsey prepare to launch their new imprint in spite of online criticism.
Liza and Kelsey pursue their first author, but her interest in them isn’t purely professional.
Hoping to learn more about Liza’s life, Josh attends a dinner in Jersey with her, and receives a hard dose of reality.
When their first author proves to be more trouble than she’s worth, Liza and Kelsey worry their imprint might be over before it ever gets started
Liza goes to a music festival with Josh and helps Charles with a work assignment.
Josh is in a NY Times profile, which strains his relationship with Liza.
Liza pursues an author she likes because of his minimalist manifesto.
Liza joins an assistants’ networking group where she learns more than she wants to about Thad.
Empirical welcomes its biggest author and Liza tries to convince Thad to tell Kelsey the truth.
Tragedy strikes and Liza wonders if she should end her 26-year-old life forever.
Liza sends Caitlin off to college and weighs her feelings for Josh and Charles.
Liza’s identity is threatened by Thad’s laptop and Kelsey. Also: a Silicon Valley billionaire makes an investment in Empirical.
Liza tries saving a bookstore in her hometown and Kelsey starts dating again.
Liza tries to sign YouTube stars to Empirical.
Kelsey starts dating, but Liza and Lauren fear she’s moving too fast. Also: Josh examines his relationship with Liza.
Liza and Kelsey pursue an erotica author who writes under a pseudonym and are surprised when the true identity is revealed.
A women’s erotica event threatens to expose the author’s secret while Liza and Kelsey try to preserve it.
Liza finalizes her divorce and Diana meets a handsome stranger, but their worlds soon intertwine when Liza ends up in the hospital.
A bidding war begins when hype builds around Colin’s novel after Kelsey and Liza strike a new deal. Also: Diana introduces herself to a therapist who lives next doo
Liza and Josh have a near miss, but react very differently, which puts their relationship in doubt.
Liza gets closer to Charles at a book fair and Kelsey feels neglected by Colin.
Liza faces some hard truths after an encounter with a famous life coach.
Liza deals with the aftermath of coming clean with Kelsey and Charles tests their synchronicity. Also: Kelsey and Josh become unlikely allies.
Liza faces further fallout with Kelsey, who is infuriated by Liza’s lack of millennial know-how.
Liza and Kelsey reach breaking point at a work retreat. Later: Liza gets news that changes everything.
Liza and Kelsey dive back into the dating pool and quickly discover it’s much more complicated than they’d hoped.
Liza hunts for a new romance author, which brings her closer to Charles. Elsewhere: Maggie slashes an art competitor.
The success of Liza and Kelsey’s latest title spurs a Twitter feud, ending in disaster. Maggie meets a woman with a little something extra.
Liza discovers an exciting new author, whose pitch takes an unexpected turn. Kelsey avoids the wrath of Charles, and escapes upstate with Josh and Lauren.
Liza receives a great opportunity at work, but there’s a catch. Josh meets someone new. Maggie rustles some feathers.
Sparks fly at the annual Empirical Publishing picnic. Liza finds herself caught between Josh and Charles.
Liza is drawn into her author’s Upper East Side life, forcing her worlds to collide. Kelsey comes to Lauren’s rescue.
Liza pursues a new relationship as Kelsey revisits an old one. Diana learns the truth about Richard. Lauren encourages Josh to follow his heart.
Liza and Maggie meet Josh in Ireland. Kelsey is forced to play nice with a new colleague. Charles’s personal life is thrown into the spotlight.
Liza returns to Empirical hoping to resume business as usual. Charles announces a new project that spurs several unsettling revelations.
Liza and Kelsey seek out a potential business partner for Millennial. Newlywed Josh returns to Brooklyn. Charles sees Liza with fresh eyes.
Liza faces complications on the Marriage Vacation book tour. Kelsey and Zane head to Washington, D.C., to court a speechwriter’s prospective memoir.
Liza takes a chance on a charming journalist, both professionally and personally. Diana steps outside her comfort zone.
Liza’s secret forces her to think on her feet. Kelsey gets familiar with her new author. Josh grapples with the commitments he’s made.
Charles calls in Liza after running into trouble with a rock-star author on Shelter Island. Maggie reaches a career milestone.
It’s Christmas in New York. Liza celebrates with Caitlin. Kelsey finds herself caught up in a web of her own making. Charles makes up his mind.
After the holidays, Liza adjusts to a new normal. Maggie confronts buried issues. Kelsey course-corrects her love life.
Liza and Kelsey find themselves at odds when a self-made billionaire pitches a book on power to Millennial. Lauren proves her worth.
Liza is distressed when she meets Caitlin’s middle-aged boyfriend. Diana refuses to back down from a challenge; Josh rebrands.
Charles takes Empirical and Millennial to the world’s biggest annual book fair in Frankfurt, Germany. Liza receives an offer that could uncomplicate her life.
Change is in the air at Empirical, and Liza considers her options. Kelsey receives surprising news, and Charles finds a solution.
Kelsey makes her debut as a publisher, quickly realizing that the company is in trouble. The new regime – and a revelation about Liza – sends Diana into a crisis. Josh finds out the paternity of Clare’s baby.
Liza and Kelsey clash with Quinn, who’s walking the line between author and investor. Diana offends Enzo. Lauren throws a gender reveal party for Clare’s baby.
Liza and Charles’ romance heats up, but Liza suspects he’s keeping something from her. Millennial gets the scoop on a tell-all from acquitted murderer Audrey Colbert; Kelsey feels undermined by Quinn.
In the wake of a book loss, Liza and Kelsey shift their focus to an author who is skeptical of Millennials in charge. Kelsey deals with the stress of her new job. Maggie tries a holistic remedy.
Liza and Charles use competiton to spice up their relationship. Kelsey and Diana question Liza’s loyalty. Josh reaps the perks of going viral.
Liza and Charles attend a micro-dosing retreat, where Liza is surprised by new friends and familiar faces. Brownyn Madigan finds an unlikely voice for her audio books. Maggie gets hogtied.
Kelsey finds herself at odds with Charles. Liza has a flashback to her old life. Diana attends a family christening with Enzo and meets his ex.
Charles wants to take the next step with Liza. Millennial participates in a Debutante Ball for first-time authors.
Millennial deals with the fallout of the Debutante Ball. Liza is pulled into a media frenzy, led by a publicity-hungry Quinn Tyler. Maggie dates against type. Kelsey and Zane reset.
Liza is shocked to see an unexpected costar in her Infinitely 21 ad campaign; Kelsey and Charles head to Chicago with a plan; Josh considers his options beyond Inkburg.
Millennial is left reeling after another regime change. Kelsey deals with the aftermath of her social media mishap. Liza tries to be polite while letting go of the past. The gang celebrates Diana.
Liza struggles to balance without Kelsey. Kelsey strategizes with an unlikely ally. Diana and Charles both make moves for the future.
As Diana sets out on her honeymoon, Liza considers Charles’s proposal. Kelsey turns Quinn down, but some speed bumps in her personal and professional life make Kelsey doubt herself. Lauren’s 30th is out of this world.
Liza tries to settle into the next chapter of her personal life. Liza and Kelsey dig deep to win over Fupa Grünhoff, a teenage climate change activist.
With her personal life on rocky ground, Liza focuses on work and a new book pitch by sexy surfer, Kai Manning. The Empirical team meets with Quinn Tyler, whose latest book idea was inspired by Charles. Empirical rebrands.
Liza travels to Montauk to help sexy surfer pro Kai Manning with his memoir and comes back to the office refreshed. An unexpected adventure with Quinn leaves Kelsey questioning her career choices. Josh’s new love interest gets loud.
After Quinn’s new romance goes public, Liza decides to fact-check her manuscript. Maggie gets an exciting new job offer and love interest. Sparks fly between Liza and someone from her old life.
Liza and Kelsey start an underground event called Inkubator. Liza debates telling Charles about Quinn’s true motives. Maggie’s first class lands her an invite to dinner at the dean’s.
After an Empirical author dies, Charles reconnects with the widow who was the real-life inspiration for his novel, “The Miseducattion of Henry Cane.” Maggie teaches a class on her past art and is confronted with a big problem.
When Caitlin needs help with a Vassar event, Liza is forced to turn to an inconvenient source: Quinn. Kelsey is unhappy with her time in the spotlight and tries to find a way out of it. Maggie gets cancelled.
Liza and Charles work closely together to land a married writing duo. After Redmond calls her out, Kelsey takes drastic measures to keep an author she nurtured at her literary salon. Kelsey’s personal life gets complicated.
Maggie debuts a new art show at an unconventional venue. Clare helps Kelsey at work, as their dating lives become intertwined. Liza convinces Charles to come to her literary salon where a major talent reads.
Things seem to be warming up between Liza and Charles, but a piece of intel and an exotic trip make Liza feel iced out. Kelsey moves into a new apartment, and Lauren throws her a housewarming party with a surprising ending.
Charles and Liza make amends and promise not to lie anymore, but Kelsey's plans force Liza to withhold the truth. Lauren plans a romantic reunion. Sparks fly between Maggie and an enemy-turned-friend.
