MRS. MARCH By Virginia Feito 288 pp. Liveright. $26. A version of this article appears in print on Sept. 5, 2021, Page 10 of the Sunday Book Review with the headline: Plotting.

After Heidi Stephens was officially crowned the new Mrs. American 2024 on Aug. 27, taking over the title from Hannah Neeleman, the competition continues with the Mrs. America pageant on Aug. 28.

A Mr. Furley in a crowd of Helens at a Mrs. Roper Romp this month in Providence, R.I. Participants were dressed as characters from the bawdy sitcom “Three’s Company.” ...

Heidi Stephens was crowned Mrs. American by Ballerina Farm's Hannah Neeleman at the pageant on Aug. 27. Get to know the winner as she talks exclusively with PEOPLE about her new title.

From West Seattle, Wash., to North Little Rock, Ar., from Front Royal, Va., to Topeka, Kan., these outings, better known as Mrs. Roper Romps, are organized nationally on social media.