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Selling Out: A Novel Kindle Edition

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Even an East Coast academic can’t resist Hollywood’s siren allure in this hilarious novel of the dangers that come with fame and fortune

Literature professor Perry Moss has slowly amassed it all: a steady job at Haviland College in southern Vermont, a successful writing career, and a beautiful wife, Jane. But everything changes when a television exec contacts Perry about turning one of his short stories into a network series, and he and Jane leave the comforts of the Northeast to give it a shot in Hollywood. The pilot episode a hit, Perry becomes infatuated with his glamorous new lifestyle of swimming pools, sultry actresses, and cocaine-fueled parties. He’s willing to do anything for success in Tinseltown—even if it threatens to poison his marriage and send his wife packing.

National bestselling author Dan Wakefield, who is no stranger to Hollywood—he created the NBC series James at 15 in 1977—fills Perry’s vividly illustrated escapades with insider nods and quirky asides that make for a gripping read. With Wakefield’s signature blend of wit and compassion, Selling Out balances laugh-out-loud humor with great emotional depth.

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Open Road Media
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February 9, 2016
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“Selling Out does for Hollywood what William Tecumseh Sherman did for Atlanta. This is a novel that just flat-out burns—killing-funny, killing-sad, fires everywhere. War is hell, maybe, but so is L.A. and Wakefield takes no prisoners.” —Tim O’Brien, author of The Things They Carried

“The truest novel yet written about Hollywood. It's funny, sad, and frighteningly accurate. A fascinating story from beginning to end.” —Joseph Wambaugh, author of The Blue Knight and The Onion Field

“Wickedly amusing.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review

“Dan Wakefield has written a gem of a book—at once funny and sad, caustic and tender. It succeeds on every level and in every possible way.” —Newsday

“His characters are beautifully, if acidly, drawn, and in a series of hilarious scenes he brilliantly skewers the less admirable aspect of the studio milieu. . . . A rousing success.” —The New York Times Book Review

About the Author

Dan Wakefield (b. 1932) is the author of the bestselling novels Going All the Way and Starting Over, which were both adapted into feature films. His memoirs include New York in the Fifties, which was made into a documentary film of the same name, and Returning: A Spiritual Journey, praised by Bill Moyers as “one of the most important memoirs of the spirit I have ever read.” Wakefield created the NBC prime time series James at 15, and wrote the screenplay for Going All the Way, starring Ben Affleck. He edited and wrote the introduction for Kurt Vonnegut Letters as well as If This Isn’t Nice, What Is?: Vonnegut’s Advice to the Young. Visit Wakefield online at www.danwakefield.com and www.vonnegutsoldestlivingfriend.com.