{"product_id":"1250266505","title":"Star Is Bored","description":"\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Star is Bored\u003c\/i\u003e is an absolute knockout. Riotously funny and wickedly tender.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e— Taylor Jenkins Reid, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDaisy Jones and the Six \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Wildly funny and irreverent... Lane’s writing lifts the novel far above its gossamer Hollywood setting, suffusing [the novel] with a complex sensitivity.\"\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e A hilariously heartfelt novel influenced in part by the author’s time assisting Carrie Fisher. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of Summer 2020 - Named a Must-Read Summer book by \u003ci\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/i\u003e - Named One of the 14 Best Books of Summer 2020 by \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e - One of \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e's 2020 \"Titles to Watch\" - One of the 30 Best Beach Reads According to \u003ci\u003eParade Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe needs an assistant. \u003cbr\u003eHe needs a hero. \u003cbr\u003eCharlie Besson is tense and sweating as he prepares for a wild job interview. His car is idling, like his life, outside the Hollywood mansion of Kathi Kannon, star of stage and screen and \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e magazine’s Worst Dressed list. She's an actress in need of assistance, and he's adrift and in need of a lifeline.\u003cbr\u003eKathi is an icon, bestselling author, and award-winning movie star, most known for her role as Priestess Talara in a blockbuster sci-fi film. She’s also known in another role: Outrageous Hollywood royalty. Admittedly so. Famously so. Chaotically so, as Charlie quickly discovers. \u003cbr\u003eCharlie gets the job, and his three-year odyssey is filled with late-night shopping sprees, last-minute trips to see the aurora borealis, and an initiation to that most sacred of Hollywood tribes: the personal assistant. But Kathi becomes much more than a boss, and as their friendship grows Charlie must make a choice. Will he always be on the sidelines of life, assisting the great forces that be, or can he step into his own life's leading role?\u003cbr\u003eLaugh-out-loud funny, and searingly poignant, Byron Lane's \u003ci\u003eA Star is Bored\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel that, like the star at its center, is enchanting and joyous, heartbreaking and hopeful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eHumor \u0026amp; Entertainment\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiterature \u0026amp; Fiction\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnited States\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eHumor\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHumor \u0026amp; Satire\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eSatire\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eDark Humor\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eHumorous\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre Fiction\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eFriendship\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eBook details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lane, Byron\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Griffin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781250266507\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Used - Very Good","offer_id":49280000360638,"sku":"1250266505-3","price":6.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/81N0SpJebQL.jpg?v=1791949860","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/1250266505","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}