{"product_id":"american-fantasy-hardcover","title":"American Fantasy - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmma Straub\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 BY \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePEOPLE\u003c\/i\u003e, AND \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHARPER'S BAZAAR\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOPRAH DAILY\u003c\/i\u003e, AND \u003ci\u003eUS WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I can hardly remember the last time I read anything that brought me such pure joy.\"-- Ann Patchett \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAmerican Fantasy\u003c\/i\u003e is such a fun, delicious, big-hearted book.\" -Taylor Jenkins Reid \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"You will feel so understood by this novel.\" -Rainbow Rowell \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThis Time Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e, an irresistible story about what happens when your teenage fantasy comes true after you're already an adult. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Fantasy\u003c\/i\u003e cruise ship sets sail for a four-day themed voyage, aboard are all five members of a famous, nineties-era boy band and three thousand screaming women who have worshipped them since childhood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeeling slightly out of place amid this crowd is Annie, here on a lark to appease her sister. Yet when the lights come up and the idols of her youth begin to sing, something is unlocked. Call it memory. Call it nostalgia. Call it the chemical reaction of hormones, hope, and sexual reawakening. Between the slushy alcoholic drinks, the familiar music, and the throngs of middle-aged women acting like lovesick teenagers, Annie finally reconnects to a long-submerged part of herself. By the time she meets one of the band members--not just a celebrity but someone in need of a friend--she has accessed a new sense of possibility. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a smart and incisive book packed with laugh-out-loud reflections on fame, aging, and marriage, Emma Straub delivers a richly textured story that shows us real passion is never truly lost, that what we love makes us who we are, and that deep meaning can sometimes be found in a sea of screaming fans.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmma Straub\u003c\/b\u003e is a Guggenheim fellow and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of seven books for adults, including \u003ci\u003eAmerican Fantasy, This Time Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll Adults Here\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eModern Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Vacationers\u003c\/i\u003e. She and her husband own Books Are Magic, an independent bookstore in Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 07, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52824069636415,"sku":"9798217046850","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0963\/1979\/9615\/files\/7aaFA7NQEJ9798217046850.webp?v=1776880698","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookishbrew.org\/products\/american-fantasy-hardcover","provider":"The Bookish Brew","version":"1.0","type":"link"}