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I could be famous : stories / Sydney Rende.
Van Pelt - New Book Display PS3618.E5746 I23 2026
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rende, Sydney, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social media--Fiction.
- Social media.
- Reality television programs--Fiction.
- Reality television programs.
- Online dating--Fiction.
- Online dating.
- Actors--Fiction.
- Actors.
- Actresses--Fiction.
- Actresses.
- Fame--Fiction.
- Fame.
- Ambition--Fiction.
- Ambition.
- Short stories, American.
- Genre:
- short stories.
- Psychological fiction.
- Bildungsromans.
- Short stories.
- Physical Description:
- x, 260 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2026.
- Summary:
- For fans of Homesick for Another World and HBO's Girls, a magnetic debut story collection following ten ambitious women and one male superstar as they pursue their desires--however deluded--for more.
- A 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 only in control 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. From the dazzling to the mundane, Rende's brilliant, unnerving, cynical stories hold a mirror to our obsession with how we're perceived and our ache to be adored. Above all else, I Could Be Famous is 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.
- Contents:
- Nothing special
- The hole in your heart is mine
- Smart girl
- Trick
- Monsters
- Party favors
- Home videos
- Okay, okay, okay
- Lopsided
- The actor naked
- High schook junkie girlfriend.
- ISBN:
- 9781639735860
- 1639735860
- OCLC:
- 1523115552
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