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.
