{"product_id":"the-paper-wasp-9780802148810","title":"The Paper Wasp","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Take \u003ci\u003eThe Talented Mr. Ripley\u003c\/i\u003e, cross it with \u003ci\u003eSuspiria\u003c\/i\u003e, add a dash of \u003ci\u003eLa La Land\u003c\/i\u003e and mix it all at midnight and this arty psychological stalker novel is what might result.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hailed as a \"Best Book of the Summer\" by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eO Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/i\u003e, and BBC.com, among others, Lauren Acampora's debut novel \u003ci\u003eThe Paper Wasp\u003c\/i\u003eis a riveting knife-edge story of two women's dark friendship of twisted ambition set against the backdrop of contemporary Hollywood. Beguiling and unexpected, \u003ci\u003eThe Paper Wasp\u003c\/i\u003e is a journey into the psyche and imagination of a woman determined to fulfill her destiny, from one of our most unique and incisive writers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"A hypnotic tale of codependence that skewers our fascination with gossip and fame.\"--\u003ci\u003eO Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \"The Best Books by Women of Summer 2019\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLauren Acampora is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wonder Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the GLCA New Writers Award and a finalist for the New England Book Award; \u003cem\u003eThe Paper Wasp\u003c\/em\u003e, longlisted for the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize; and \u003cem\u003eThe Hundred Waters\u003c\/em\u003e, named a Best Book of 2022 by \u003cem\u003eVogue\u003c\/em\u003e. She is a 2021 NYSCA\/NYFA Artist Fellow in Fiction from The New York Foundation for the Arts. Her writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003eParis Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGuernica\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLitHub\u003c\/em\u003e, among other places. She lives in Westchester County, New York with her husband, artist Thomas Doyle, and their daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503850721554,"sku":"9780802148810","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0b6e8f85-f3d6-4b76-ae2d-cb51cbbab2e1.jpg?v=1730800524","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-paper-wasp-9780802148810","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}