I Could Be Famous: Darkly funny stories of ten ambitious women – and one male superstar fallen from grace

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”A terrific debut: fresh, original, and surprising” GEORGE SAUNDERS

”Rende”s genius for the absurd is underpinned by her great comic timing” DANA SPIOTTA

”Outstanding… shot through with a crystalline wit and mordant surprise” MEGAN KAMALEI KAKIMOTO

”Rende”s funny, sweet, stinging voice is made for this moment” JONATHAN DEE

This is the story of ten ambitious women – and one male superstar fallen from grace – as they stumble through the delusional pursuit of fame

A struggling actress goes method to land the role of High School Junkie Girlfriend.
A college freshman gives the world”s longest blowjob to a boy whose name she”s forgotten.
An assistant helping to film celebrity homes develops a taste for kleptomania.
And linking them all is Arlo Banks, a hotshot actor facing downfall when he”s accused of cannibalism.

From the dazzling to the mundane, Sydney Rende”s unnerving and darkly funny stories hold a mirror to our obsession with self-image and the idea that we could – someday, somehow – be famous.