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American Spirits

A Novel

Anna Dorn

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English
Simon & Schuster
28 April 2026
Thirty-eight-year-old Blue Velour has finally achieved the critical acclaim she’s long been chasing. Over the last decade, she’s released six studio albums to mixed reviews, landing her somewhere between performance artist and niche idol. But her latest album, Blue’s Beard – a cheeky reference to the subreddit fanatically dedicated to her suspected secret relationship with longtime producer Sasha Harlow – has 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 ecstatic to be isolated in a cabin with these two legends, but what begins as a creative retreat spirals into a flurry of chaos and betrayal – culminating 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.
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Imprint:   Simon & Schuster
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   Local Edition
Dimensions:   Height: 5,944mm,  Width: 3,886mm,  Spine: 22mm
Weight:   333g
ISBN:   9781668247464
ISBN 10:   1668247461
Pages:   352
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming

Anna Dorn is the author of the novels Perfume and Pain, Exalted, Vagablonde, and American Spirits. She was a Lambda Literary Fellow and Exalted was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. She lives in Los Angeles.

Reviews for American Spirits: A Novel

""I inhaled this smoky, sinuous deep dive into the mechanics of fame and obsession. Dorn’s prose is addictive—sharp, textured, and endlessly perceptive about the ambition and resentment that often drive artists. A combustive cocktail of desire and self-destruction... I’ll read anything Anna Dorn writes.""  —Kate Folk, author of Sky Daddy “I hate pop culture and I love this book.” —Melissa Broder, author of Death Valley


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