I’m one of the few people in the world who knows The Author’s true identity.
My name is Daniel Thomas Hind, and not only have I read the novel but I’ve actively worked on it––from multiple rounds of editing, to proofreading, copyediting––and am now representing it, when nobody else will, to get it out into the world.
Today I’m going to tell you why I love it so much and why I’m dedicating my life to its publication and success.
Here’s the book’s back flap copy (which I helped write):
THE AUTHOR by The Author 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.
Although The Author’s agency and editorial team are calling the book “repugnant,” “morally reprehensible,” and “irredeemably narcissistic” –– in my opinion, this book is just pure fun.
It’s literary fiction for book nerds who want to party.
Or, for those of you who haven’t read a novel since college but wish you did, this is your gateway drug to reading.
Imagine you’re reading Entourage’s Vinny Chase before he’s a star; he’s just as charming albeit a total nobody. Or Jordan Belfort, a brilliant con artist who decided to become the Wolf of Hollywood instead of Wall Street. Same grand ambition and questionable morals, without any of the money.
It’s hilarious, thought-provoking, skin-crawling, dirty fun.
Stylistically, it’s like Hunter S. Thompson offered coke to Ben Lerner, who then got drinks with Denis Johnson while penning Jesus’ Son.
Highbrow literature expertly crafted for lowbrow consumption.
This is the novel for the TikTok generation.
Even if you haven’t picked up a book in years, this novel will make you excited, dare I say proud, to read.
👉 Order THE AUTHOR by The Author today
