Dead Stars

Guaranteed to be the most uproariously scabrous, controversial, and sharply observant novel of the year, DEAD STARS is the story of Telma, the world's youngest breast cancer survivor (a self-styled "kansurvivor warriorgrrrl"), who crosses paths with actor Michael Douglas as he pursues his greatest cinematic dream, set against the backdrop of a Hollywood-and culture-increasingly engulfed by online pornography and KardashianWorld, where everyone is a star of their own making.

There is nothing quite like a Bruce Wagner novel-his prose is captivating, exuberant, and surprises with profound truths on spirituality, human nature, and redemption even as his characters and stories play themselves out across the celebrity-addled, sex- and money-obsessed society. Wagner is a critic favorite and American master-he has been hailed by John Updike as "a wizard" and Michiko Kakutani as "dazzling"-and DEAD STARS is his most enthralling novel to date.