{"product_id":"fruit-fly-josh-silver-paperback","title":"Fruit Fly -- Josh Silver, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A seething, hilarious, and wildly shrewd takedown of modern identity culture.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Caro Claire Burke, author of \u003ci\u003eYesteryear\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Impeccable, courageous and true.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Ocean Vuong, author of\u003ci\u003e The Emperor of Gladness\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGo gay. Go sad. Go dark. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A washed-up author will stop at nothing to claw her way back to relevancy--even if it means appropriating a young gay man's tragic story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMallory Maddox is buried under seven years of writer's block. With her status as a literary sensation fizzling, she'll do anything she can to resurrect her career. Inspiration needs to strike--and fast. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnter Leo. He's a struggling addict sleeping under bridges and trading sex for survival. He's vulnerable. He's enigmatic. He's exactly what Mallory has been looking for. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMallory needs Leo if she wants another bestseller. The world needs Leo's story right now, and Mallory believes she deserves to tell it. Really, it's her story--she's the one who wrote it, after all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as secrets threaten to unravel more than just her career, Mallory must decide how far she will go to pen the perfect story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA razor-sharp satirical thriller, \u003ci\u003eFruit Fly\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to fans of R. F. Kuang's \u003ci\u003eYellowface\u003c\/i\u003e and Yomi Adegoke's \u003ci\u003eThe List\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Josh Silver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crooked Lane Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798892426374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosh Silver\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFruit Fly\u003c\/i\u003e. Previously, he trained as an actor at the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and went on to perform in the West End and on Broadway. He subsequently became a mental health nurse, where he worked with teenagers. His other writing includes the young adult novels \u003ci\u003eHappy Head\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDead Happy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eErase Me\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Josh Silver","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68105242411236,"sku":"9798892426374","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9798892426374.jpg?v=1793778274","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/fruit-fly-josh-silver-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}