{"product_id":"i-could-be-famous","title":"I Could Be Famous: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e272 Pages I Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom a magnetic new voice in fiction \"made for this moment and for those coming of age within it\" (Jonathan Dee), a debut\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003estory collection following ten ambitious women and one male superstar as they pursue their desires—however deluded—for more.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"A terrific debut: fresh, original, and surprising.\" —\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Saunders, Booker-Prize winning author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLincoln in the Bardo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eA listless woman befriends an influencer at a rooftop party, only to discover her lifestyle is not as glamorous as it seems. A college freshman gives the world’s longest blow job to a boy whose name she’s forgotten. A fan-favorite reality TV star joins a dating app after an explosive breakup, ready to move on, but finds she’s in control only when cameras are rolling. While working in a hot tub showroom, a struggling actress goes method so she can nail an audition for the role of High School Junkie Girlfriend. Threaded throughout these explorations of neuroses and aspirations is one Arlo Banks, a hotshot actor, who faces his own downfall when he’s accused of cannibalism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the dazzling to the mundane, Rende’s unnervingly astute stories hold a mirror to our obsession with how we’re perceived and our ache to be adored. Above all else,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Could Be Famous\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a love letter to big ambitions and bigger dissatisfactions, belief in ourselves, and the fascination we hold with the idea that we could--somehow, someday--be famous.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"MACMILLAN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45040953950345,"sku":"9781639735860","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0376\/3057\/4729\/files\/9781639735860_c341c.jpg?v=1769358053","url":"https:\/\/thebookmarkpr.com\/products\/i-could-be-famous","provider":"The Bookmark Books \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}