WARNING: You are about to read a semi-autobiographical novel by an unnamed A-list celebrity recounting his early years in Hollywood—and the dirty, deplorable exploits that catapulted him to fame. Exploits that would destroy his career if his name were attached to this book. The Author’s lawyers and agents have strictly forbidden him from releasing the scandalous tell-all, in fear of one of their biggest talents being canceled. To satisfy their wishes—and to avoid further delay—The Author has chosen to remain anonymous. Hence, “The Author.”

This novel is a dark absurdist take on the artist as a young man in a world damaged by social media, designer drugs, and the dark underbelly of Hollywood. The anonymous author of the saga peels back the curtain to reveal the inner life of a one-day superstar (or sociopath) desperate to become famous by any means necessary, who one day does, and pulls off one of the greatest public relations stunts in entertainment history.  

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DIZZYING AND PROFOUND, PRETENTIOUS, HILARIOUS, SKIN-CRAWLING FUN—THE DEBUT NOVEL FROM ITS MYSTERIOUS AUTHOR HERALDS THE ARRIVAL OF A BRAZEN NEW VOICE IN CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE, WRITTEN FOR A GENERATION THAT NO LONGER READS FICTION.

The Author is a mid-twenties-something flailing through Los Angeles on a deranged quest to become his generation’s preeminent (and only) celebrity author of fiction.

But no one reads literary fiction anymore, especially young people.

Fueled by many drugs and a megalomaniacal ambition, The Author devises a master plan: first, to achieve fame as an actor (as if that’s any easier), then to leverage his stardom to launch his debut novel to widespread acclaim and single-handedly make literature cool again.

So begins The Author’s cavalcade of debauchery: crashing celebrity parties, dating influencers to leach their followers, lying his way onto Hollywood sets, eventually descending into addiction, crime, and despair.

Somehow, absurdly, The Author manages to rise from the ashes and manifest his dreams, becoming the A-list star we all know and celebrate, and makes good on fulfilling his boyhood promise to write that damn novel (the one you’re holding).