{"product_id":"candy-everybody-wants-9780061336966","title":"Candy Everybody Wants","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A balls-out joyride through eighties pop culture that enlightens as much as it exhilarates.\" --Armistead Maupin, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eMichael Tolliver Lives\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the critically acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eI Am Not Myself These Days\u003c\/em\u003e comes the very odd adventures of a starry-eyed young man from the Midwest seeking fame and fortune in the flamboyant surreality of New York, Los Angeles . . . and everywhere in between.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJayson Blocher is tired of worshiping pop culture; he wants to be part of it. So he's off, accompanied by an ever-changing cast of quirky extended family members, on an extremely bumpy journey from rural Wisconsin to a New York escort agency for Broadway chorus boys, to a Hollywood sitcom set. Somewhere out there his destiny awaits--along with the discovery of first love, some unusual coincidences, a kidnapping mystery . . . and the sobering truth that being America's sweetheart can leave a very sour aftertaste.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKilmer-Purcell, Josh:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJosh Kilmer-Purcell is the bestselling author of the memoir \u003cem\u003eI Am Not Myself These Days\u003c\/em\u003e and the novel \u003cem\u003eCandy Everybody Wants\u003c\/em\u003e, and the star of Planet Green's documentary television series \u003cem\u003eThe Fabulous Beekman Boys\u003c\/em\u003e. He and his partner, Brent Ridge, divide their time between Manhattan and the Beekman Farm.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50317874037010,"sku":"9780061336966","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5baad833-2735-4b44-ace5-8cd0d5de9077.jpg?v=1727541915","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/candy-everybody-wants-9780061336966","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}