I Look Forward to Hearing from You

The quotes that begin each chapter are particularly amusing. A sharp and pointy satire, this is only for those wanting a provocative and memorable reading experience.

Craig, Abbey's bookseller pick

I devoured this insanely hilarious novel in two sittings, frequently 'barking' with laughter.

Sophie Lee

This novel about a greiving, binge-eating aspiring screen writer is one of the funniest books i have ever read. It's also a biting social commentary covering race, body image, success and more. Loved it. Five Stars. Bravo.

Kerri Sackville

I wish I could write like Nick Bhasin . . . but reading his writing is the next best thing.

Sammy J

Bhasin hits that sweet spot of emotional depth while also being absurdly funny.

Mark Humphries

A painful yet comical journey that follows a budding TV writer’s attempt to crack Hollywood. A story of unravelling due to grief and addiction, while hopelessly and hilariously trying to keep it together under the glare of the white gaze.

Antoinette Lattouf, broadcaster, columnist and author of ‘How to Lose Friends and Influence White People’

You mightn’t think a story about grief, self-loathing, fat shame and failure could be laugh-out-loud funny, but maybe you just haven’t read Nick Bhasin yet. I lost count of the amount of times I barked with laughter, winced with (industry-related) recognition and I wanted to hug the book to my chest when it was over. I Look Forward to Hearing from You is equally absurd and funny, tender and sublime, and made me bark with laughter: at racism in Hollywood, at one man’s quest for success, and at our vulnerable, mortal little selves.

Benjamin Law

Sydney-based US expat Nick Bhasin’s ambitious debut novel, I Look Forward to Hearing from You, is a madcap satire of the screen industry and the very act of writing, from inflated egos to the messy politics of the workplace. It’s a distinctive and daring piece of work

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, The Guardian

Bhasin wonderfully describes what it is like being a young adult with ambitions to become great in a cut-throat industry, and the relationships we have with family when there is long distance in-between. This book will make you laugh from the first page and appreciate its refreshing creativity throughout.

Jennifer Varela, Readings

Told in a compelling, irreverent and hilarious tone, Nick's debut takes a well-trodden trope of a creative's demise and twists it into something totally new. It goes from side-splittingly funny to poignant in the turn of a page.

Wade Sellers, Woman's Day

The camaraderie of his diverse circle of friends provides some relief from the wild and pitiless black comic satire.

Cameron Woodhead, The Age

I Look Forward to Hearing from You is a hilarious yet tender story of an aspiring TV writer’s descent into an anti-depressant, diet-pill fuelled frenzy of self-destruction following the death of his mother. This is a pop-culture extravaganza as Bhasin skilfully weaves into the narrative an impressive array of faux TV and movie titles, celebrity quotes, and gossip. Without giving too much away, let’s just say you’ll want to know more about Matthew McConaughey’s goat.

Rowena Tuziak, Writing NSW

I absolutely love I Look Forward to Hearing from You. It’s hilarious, heartfelt, brutally honest and exhilaratingly unhinged. Hector is an utterly unique protagonist with a voice that is bitingly, devastatingly accurate about himself and the people around him, but exceptionally deluded about his impact on them. It’s a manic, absurdist first-person shooter careen through a nervous breakdown of epic proportions and manages to be scathingly satirical AND extremely moving. I guarantee there will be no more original, poignant and entertaining novel published next year — perhaps ever.

Justin Ractliffe