American Spirits

A love letter to pop music, American Spirits charts an icons falland an obsessive fangirls rise. One of Vultures Most Anticipated Books of 2026 A titillating romp! Booklist (starred review) I imagine the book as a Lynch film with a score by Lana Del Rey. Los Angeles TimesThirty-eight-year-old Blue Velour has finally achieved the critical acclaim shes long been chasing. Over the last decade, shes released six studio albums to mixed reviews, landing her somewhere between performance artist and niche legend. But her latest album, Blues Bearda cheeky reference to the subreddit fanatically dedicated to her suspected secret relationship with longtime producer Sasha Harlowhas rocket-launched her reputation. Blue hires nerdy superfan Rose Lutz as her assistant to handle the pressures of the upcoming tour. When the pandemic shuts down the tour, however, Blue decides to hole up in the redwoods with Sasha to make another album. An aspiring singer herself, Rose is frothing at the mouth to be isolated in a cabin with these two legends, but what begins as a creative retreat spirals into a flurry of chaos and betrayalculminating in a tragic act that changes their lives forever. Smart, entertaining, and edgy, American Spirits is a compelling exploration of the dark side of fame.