Debut Novel — 2026
“Deadlier than Fentanyl, more addictive than OnlyFans — Becca Arbor’s debut novel leaves you numbing your gums with the promised sequel off its mirrored final page.” — Adam Novak, author of City of Wheels and Freaks of the Industry
“I usually say, one dead guy before page three. Here there are three! And what confidence in style. This is no ordinary novel.”— Sören Bondesson — Author and Sweden’s Foremost Literary Mentor
Atlas & Quill
Twenty-three-year-old Brendan Childs has everything: a vintage Ferrari Dino, a custom Tom Ford wardrobe, and a void where his soul should be. Growing up in the sun-drenched vacuum of Bel Air, he navigates a world of chemical highs and diminishing returns.
A razor-sharp satire of 2020s Los Angeles — where privilege is the original sin, everyone is performing, and the most dangerous man in the room is the one who stopped pretending to care.
From the World of Wasteland
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