{"product_id":"about-the-author-a-novel-isbn-9780060932176","title":"About the Author: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of the New York Times bestseller As Nature Made Him comes a “clever and entertaining first novel.”—Elle\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite a severe case of writer's block, Cal Cunningham dreams of writing a novel that will permit him to escape from his life as a penniless stockboy in dirty and dangerous upper Manhattan bookstore. However, when his roommate is suddenly killed in a bicycle accident, Cal is suddenly the author of a page-turning autobiography. Propelled to the top of the bestseller lists with million-dollar movie deals, Cal finds that he has realized his most outlandish fantasies of literary success. That is, until he discovers that someone knows his secret. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\tA searingly funny psychological thriller, About the Author delves into the excesses of the publishing world and shows that sometimes the difference between reality and imagination can be fatal.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eJust how did Cal Cunningham -- a twenty-five-year-old bookstore stockboy who is new to Manhattan and who has never written anything -- publish a bestselling novel that sells to the movies for a million dollars?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eA mysterious roommate, a timely bike accident, and the rapacious literary agent Blackie Yaeger all play a role in Cal's success.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eDeception, blackmail, and murder all play a role in his desperate bid to hold on to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eAnd \u003cem\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/em\u003e is his first-person account of how he performed this remarkable feat.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"Clever and entertaining first novel. Colapinto puts all the anxiety of authorship into this book, employing a sharp wit and a chilling sense of justice.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Shamelessly entertaining.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887425614053,"sku":"NP9780060932176","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060932176.jpg?v=1730226092","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/about-the-author-a-novel-isbn-9780060932176","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}