American Spirits
A Novel
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Publishing:16th Jul '26
£14.99
This title is due to be published on 16th July, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
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- Hardback£18.99(9781668085530)

Thirty-eight-year-old Blue Velour has finally achieved the critical acclaim she’s long been chasing. Over the last decade, she’s released six studio albums to mixed reviews, landing her somewhere between performance artist and niche idol. But her latest album, Blue’s Beard – a cheeky reference to the subreddit fanatically dedicated to her suspected secret relationship with longtime producer Sasha Harlow – has rocket-launched her reputation. Blue hires nerdy superfan Rose Lutz as her assistant to handle the pressures of the upcoming tour.
When the pandemic shuts down the tour, however, Blue decides to hole up in the redwoods with Sasha to make another album. An aspiring singer herself, Rose is ecstatic to be isolated in a cabin with these two legends, but what begins as a creative retreat spirals into a flurry of chaos and betrayal – culminating in a tragic act that changes their lives forever.
Smart, entertaining and edgy, American Spirits is a compelling exploration of the dark side of fame.
"I inhaled this smoky, sinuous deep dive into the mechanics of fame and obsession. Dorn’s prose is addictive—sharp, textured, and endlessly perceptive about the ambition and resentment that often drive artists. A combustive cocktail of desire and self-destruction... I’ll read anything Anna Dorn writes."
—Kate Folk, author of Sky Daddy
“I hate pop culture and I love this book.”
—Melissa Broder, author of Death Valley
ISBN: 9781668247464
Dimensions: 5944mm x 3886mm x 22mm
Weight: 333g
352 pages
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