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I Could Be Famous

'A terrific debut: fresh, original and surprising' George Saunders

Sydney Rende

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'A terrific debut: fresh, original, and surprising' GEORGE SAUNDERS

'Rende's genius for the absurd is underpinned by her great comic timing' DANA SPIOTTA


'Outstanding... shot through with a crystalline wit and mordant surprise' MEGAN KAMALEI KAKIMOTO

'Rende's funny, sweet, stinging voice is made for this moment' JONATHAN DEE

This is the story of ten ambitious women - and one male superstar fallen from grace - as they stumble through the delusional pursuit of fame


A struggling actress goes method to land the role of High School Junkie Girlfriend.
A college freshman gives the world's longest blowjob to a boy whose name she's forgotten.
An assistant helping to film celebrity homes develops a taste for kleptomania.
And linking them all is Arlo Banks, a hotshot actor facing downfall when he's accused of cannibalism.

From the dazzling to the mundane, Sydney Rende's unnerving and darkly funny stories hold a mirror to our obsession with self-image and the idea that we could - someday, somehow - be famous.

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Binding: Hardback
Publication date: 13 Jan 2026
Dimensions: 223 x 145 x 27 mm
ISBN: 9780349725284