{"product_id":"superfan-9781250369666","title":"Superfan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree Jenny Tinghui Zhang, a novel about a pop idol and his superfan, whose stories shockingly collide \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFreshman 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExcept 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDazzling, entrancing, and deeply heartfelt, \u003ci\u003eSuperfan\u003c\/i\u003e is about fandom in all its magic and its terror, and the extreme lengths to which we go to rid ourselves of loneliness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jenny Tinghui Zhang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Flatiron Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.12w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250369666","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44447916687405,"sku":"9781250369666","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_47cd85dc-e44e-44cf-8771-3c9862c62be8.jpg?v=1766813426","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/superfan-9781250369666","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}