American Spirits
A Novel
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- Pedido anticipado
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- Se espera: 14 abr 2026
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- USD 14.99
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- Pedido anticipado
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- USD 14.99
Descripción editorial
A love letter to pop music, American Spirits charts an icon’s fall—and an obsessive fangirl’s rise.
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 legend. 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 frothing at the mouth 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.
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Dorn (Exalted) spins an enjoyable if chaotic satire of celebrity culture and the dark side of fandom. At the dawn of the Covid-19 pandemic, singer Blue Velour, 38, is at the peak of her fame. Superfan Rose Lutz, 24, secures a job as Blue's assistant and moves into the singer's lavish home. Unbeknownst to Blue, Rose is the creator of the BlueBeards subreddit, a "QAnon-level delusional" forum dedicated to unpacking Blue's suspected romance with her producer, Sasha. When Blue's tour is canceled as the world goes into lockdown, she lashes out, throwing her iPhone against the wall and almost hitting her sister in the head. Quarantining with Sasha and Rose in the redwoods, Blue is seemingly "unafraid of the virus," declaring their home a "news-free household," and she sends Rose on unnecessary errands like buying her nail polish and candy. Despite these mundane requests, Rose believes that "for the very first time, her life was exactly what she wanted it to be." But as Rose and Sasha become closer, Blue grows increasingly resentful of their bond, creating a rift that leads to a shocking finale. The plot meanders, and some developments are over the top, but Dorn has a fine ear for dialogue and a sharp view of a celebrity's cosseted world. Just like its characters, this is messy and appealing in equal measure.
