{"product_id":"raw-mark-haskell-smith-9780802122018","title":"Raw: A Love Story","description":"\"Only an imaginative satirist can outpace the world's absurdity, but Mark Haskell Smith manages it with \u003ci\u003eRaw\u003c\/i\u003e, a super-fun, super-wild, and sneakily thoughtful take on American literary and entertainment excess.\"--Steve Hely, author of \u003ci\u003eHow I Became a Famous Novelist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSepp Gregory, a reality-TV hunk and one of \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's \"sexiest men alive,\" is on tour to promote his debut novel. Not that Sepp's actually read the book--he doesn't have to, he lived it! And everyone just wants him to take his shirt off. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book has hit the bestseller list and is even getting rave reviews from serious critics. Aside from Harriet Post, that is. One of the blogosphere's most respected literary minds, Harriet fears that the novel's reception means the end of civilization is upon us. Determined to pen an expose on the publishing industry, Harriet hijacks the book tour and uncovers the ghostwriter. Reality and \"reality\" collide, and a tragic accident sends Sepp and Harriet off on a sex-fueled roadtrip through the southwest. \u003ci\u003eRaw: A Love Story\u003c\/i\u003e is Mark Haskell Smith at his raucous best, dangerously sexy and wickedly funny.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Haskell Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802122019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802122018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press, Black Cat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/03\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/05\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2013 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/20\/2013","brand":"Mark Haskell Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49148195012863,"sku":"9780802122018","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/raw-mark-haskell-smith-9780802122018","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}