He needs a hot bestseller, and finds his salvation in Amy O#146;Malley, a recent University of Chicago grad who#146;s worked on the school#146;s famous sex survey. With Lincoln#146;s prodding, Amy writes an erotic thriller that draws on her research experience. Her book indeed opens doors for Lincoln -- but not in the way he imagined. Meanwhile, Tony Buford, a "professor of happiness studies" at a local college, gently blackmails him into publishing his fantastically mundane poetry.Reminiscent of Richard Russo at his wittiest, Are You Happy Now? is a comic novel about the hard work of understanding what it is you want.