{"product_id":"book-7536","title":"The Love Song of Jonny Valentine","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eA Visit from the Goon Squad\u003c\/i\u003e and Joyce Carol Oates' \u003ci\u003eBlonde\u003c\/i\u003e, here is a scathing and enthralling new novel about America's monstrous obsession with fame from the winner of a 2011 Whiting Writers' Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMegastar Jonny Valentine, eleven-year-old icon of bubblegum pop, knows that the fans don't love him for who he is. His image, his voice, and even his hairdo have been packaged-by his LA label and by his hard-partying manager-mother-into bite-size pieces for easy digestion, sliding down the gullet of mass culture, the biggest appeal to the widest demographic. But somewhere inside the relentless marketing machine is still a little boy, devoted to his mother and determined to find his absent father among the countless, faceless fans-isn't there?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA twisted, brilliant, and viciously funny coming-of-age story set inside corporate arenas and luxury hotel suites, Teddy Wayne's \u003ci\u003eThe Love Song of Jonny Valentine\u003c\/i\u003e explores with devastating clarity the underbelly of fame in twenty-first-century America's celebrity culture, told through the eyes of one of the most unforgettable child narrators since Holden Caulfield. This novel is a literary masterpiece from the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eKapitoil-\u003c\/i\u003eone of the standout writers of his generation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49305323995440,"sku":"BD7536","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49305324716336,"sku":"ZE7536","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD [ZM]","offer_id":49305325437232,"sku":"ZM7536","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/7536-Square-cover.jpg?v=1775717253","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-7536","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}