{"product_id":"about-the-author-9780060932176","title":"About the Author","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\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 A 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eColapinto, John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJohn Colapinto has written for \u003cem\u003eVanity Fair, The New Yorker, Esquire, Mademoiselle, Us Weekly, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRolling Stone, \u003c\/em\u003e where the landmark National Magazine Award-winning article that was the basis for \u003cem\u003eAs Nature Made Him\u003c\/em\u003e first appeared. He is also the author of the novel \u003cem\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in New York City with his wife and son.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50459892810002,"sku":"9780060932176","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_974a83d0-6602-424e-915d-a12ebd116df0.jpg?v=1730012217","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/about-the-author-9780060932176","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}