{"product_id":"reboot-9780593471050","title":"Reboot","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eWASHINGTON POST \u003c\/i\u003eNOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR - A raucous and wickedly smart satire of Hollywood, toxic fandom, and our chronically online culture, following a washed-up actor on his quest to revive the cult TV show that catapulted him to teenage fame \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A performance full of wit and rigor\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Crader is a has-been. A former child actor from the hit teen drama \u003ci\u003eRev Beach\u003c\/i\u003e, he now rotates between his new roles as deadbeat dad, recovering alcoholic, and occasional videogame voice actor. But when David is summoned to Los Angeles by Grace, his ex-wife and former co-star, he suddenly sees an opportunity for a reboot--not just of the show that made him famous, but also of his listless existence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHollywood, the Internet, and a fractured nation have other plans, however, and David soon drinks himself to a realization: this seemingly innocuous revival of an old \u003ci\u003eBuffy\u003c\/i\u003e rip-off could be the spark that sets ablaze a nation gripped by far-right conspiracy, climate catastrophe, and mass violence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eReboot \u003c\/i\u003eis a madcap speculative comedy for our era of glass-eyed doom-scrolling and Millennial nostalgia. It's a tale of former teen heartthrobs, striving parents, internet edgelords, and fish-faced cryptids, for anyone who has looked back on their life and wanted--even if but for a moment--to hit \"reset.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJUSTIN TAYLOR\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel of Anarchy\u003c\/i\u003e, the story collections \u003ci\u003eEverything Here Is the Best Thing Ever\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFlings\u003c\/i\u003e; and the memoir \u003ci\u003eRiding with the Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e, His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBookforum\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eOxford American\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a contributing writer to \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World \u003c\/i\u003eand the director of the Sewanee School of Letters. He lives in Portland, Oregon.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51864336662802,"sku":"9780593471050","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_66923c1f-dd5c-49d0-a1d9-0055b378cde2.jpg?v=1767785770","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/reboot-9780593471050","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}