NATIONAL BESTSELLER
A New York Times Book Review MOST ANTICIPATED Book
‘Between the Taylor Swift effect, BTS fever, and the rise (and rise) of Heated Rivalry, fandoms are having a moment—making it the PERFECT TIME to dig into Zhang’s alternately HEARTRENDING AND THRILLING new novel.’ —Vogue
‘Equally DARK AND DAZZLING, like a spotlight flickering on a dim stage. This is a book I’ll be recommending to all my coolest friends.’ —LitHub
From National Book Foundation 5 UNDER 35 HONOREE Jenny Tinghui Zhang, a novel about a pop idol and his superfan, whose stories shockingly collide
Freshman Minnie is adrift at college in Austin, Texas, when she discovers a boy band called HOURglass and the online forums that worship them. She especially loves Halo, whose sharp edges feel somehow familiar. After a brief romance goes painfully awry, Minnie pours everything into her new fandom, clinging to each livestream and bonding with other fans online. But when a scandal threatens to expose Halo to harm, Minnie decides that she is the only one who can save him.
Except Halo’s secret is darker than anything the tabloids could imagine. Before he was a superstar heartthrob, he was Eason: a high school dropout haunted by a tragic accident. When he is recruited for HOURglass, it feels like a chance to become someone else. And when he is onstage in front of his fans, he can almost forget the horrors of his past--until one of those very fans threatens to destroy everything.
Dazzling, entrancing, and deeply heartfelt, Superfan is about fandom in all its magic and its terror, and the extreme lengths to which we go to rid ourselves of loneliness.
Genre: Literary Fiction
A New York Times Book Review MOST ANTICIPATED Book
‘Between the Taylor Swift effect, BTS fever, and the rise (and rise) of Heated Rivalry, fandoms are having a moment—making it the PERFECT TIME to dig into Zhang’s alternately HEARTRENDING AND THRILLING new novel.’ —Vogue
‘Equally DARK AND DAZZLING, like a spotlight flickering on a dim stage. This is a book I’ll be recommending to all my coolest friends.’ —LitHub
From National Book Foundation 5 UNDER 35 HONOREE Jenny Tinghui Zhang, a novel about a pop idol and his superfan, whose stories shockingly collide
Freshman Minnie is adrift at college in Austin, Texas, when she discovers a boy band called HOURglass and the online forums that worship them. She especially loves Halo, whose sharp edges feel somehow familiar. After a brief romance goes painfully awry, Minnie pours everything into her new fandom, clinging to each livestream and bonding with other fans online. But when a scandal threatens to expose Halo to harm, Minnie decides that she is the only one who can save him.
Except Halo’s secret is darker than anything the tabloids could imagine. Before he was a superstar heartthrob, he was Eason: a high school dropout haunted by a tragic accident. When he is recruited for HOURglass, it feels like a chance to become someone else. And when he is onstage in front of his fans, he can almost forget the horrors of his past--until one of those very fans threatens to destroy everything.
Dazzling, entrancing, and deeply heartfelt, Superfan is about fandom in all its magic and its terror, and the extreme lengths to which we go to rid ourselves of loneliness.
Genre: Literary Fiction
Praise for this book
"As catchy, appealing, and achingly tender as a boy band's hit ballad, Superfan dazzles and captivates, while raising vital questions about fandom, celebrity, and the performance of self. Jenny Tinghui Zhang captures the complexities of emerging adulthood in all its tenuous glory." - Kirstin Chen
"Breathtaking and heartfelt, Superfan is a cosmic collision of two fractured lives pulled into each other's orbit through an astonishing series of events. With an eye for both the personal and the universal, Zhang reveals how the past and present versions of ourselves can never be outrun-with consequences as devastating as they are redemptive. Superfan doesn't just redefine the fan-star relationship, it explodes it from the inside out." - Elaine Hsieh Chou
"Superfan riveted me. I was a frog being boiled as Zhang pulled me page by page into the book's orbit, with writing that is deceptively perceptive, yearning, and engaging all at once. Superfan is not only an insightful examination of the all-encompassing natures of fandom and stardom, it's a story about ultimately learning to feel whole." - Rachel Khong
"A deliciously smart page turner, Superfan takes on our lonely culture where strangers on message boards become stand-ins for real-world friends and fandom takes the place of genuine connection. Sly and inventive, Zhang writes perceptively and her curiosity lies with the absurdity of a contemporary world bent on splitting us into private and public selves while offering few off-ramps to true happiness. A timely read." - Laura Warrell
"Breathtaking and heartfelt, Superfan is a cosmic collision of two fractured lives pulled into each other's orbit through an astonishing series of events. With an eye for both the personal and the universal, Zhang reveals how the past and present versions of ourselves can never be outrun-with consequences as devastating as they are redemptive. Superfan doesn't just redefine the fan-star relationship, it explodes it from the inside out." - Elaine Hsieh Chou
"Superfan riveted me. I was a frog being boiled as Zhang pulled me page by page into the book's orbit, with writing that is deceptively perceptive, yearning, and engaging all at once. Superfan is not only an insightful examination of the all-encompassing natures of fandom and stardom, it's a story about ultimately learning to feel whole." - Rachel Khong
"A deliciously smart page turner, Superfan takes on our lonely culture where strangers on message boards become stand-ins for real-world friends and fandom takes the place of genuine connection. Sly and inventive, Zhang writes perceptively and her curiosity lies with the absurdity of a contemporary world bent on splitting us into private and public selves while offering few off-ramps to true happiness. A timely read." - Laura Warrell
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