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  • Published: 17 September 2024
  • ISBN: 9781464225802
  • Imprint: Sourcebooks Landmark
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $24.99

The Most Famous Girl in the World




Perfect for fans of Inventing Anna: How do you prove a glamorous fraudster’s guilt when she’s a beloved influencer…and your sources keep dying under mysterious circumstances?

Stars—they're just like us! Except much, much worse.

Rose Aslani is mid-bikini wax when her phone lights up with a notification: Famed scam artist Poppy Hastings will be released from prison today.

It's been two years since Rose—a first-generation Middle Eastern American, functional trainwreck, and reporter for online journal The Shred—wrote the investigative article that exposed Poppy as a socialite grifter. Normally, one of her articles going viral would be cause for celebration, but the highly publicized trial that followed turned Poppy into the internet's favorite celebrity. And Rose has been reeling from the aftermath ever since. Although Poppy served her time for defrauding some of the richest, most powerful men in the world, Rose knows this is only the tip of the iceberg for Poppy's crimes. She just can't prove it yet… At least not without the help of a devilishly handsome FBI agent gone rogue.

As Poppy's star rises as an influencer and pop-culture icon, Rose quickly descends into a downward spiral of guilt and obsession. Her article created Poppy's fame, so Rose needs to right her wrong by exposing Poppy for the monster that she is. But it's not going to be easy taking down the most famous girl in the world.

Campy, satirical, and utterly hilarious, The Most Famous Girl in the World is both a scathing indictment of modern celebrity and a thrilling rollercoaster ride of unhinged hijinks that will keep you gasping at every turn of the page.

  • Published: 17 September 2024
  • ISBN: 9781464225802
  • Imprint: Sourcebooks Landmark
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $24.99

About the author

Iman Hariri-Kia

Iman Hariri-Kia is a writer and editor born and based in New York City. A nationally acclaimed journalist, she covers sex, relationships, identity, and adolescence. You can often find her writing about her personal life on the internet, much to her parents’ dismay.

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Praise for The Most Famous Girl in the World

In The Most Famous Girl in the World, Iman Hariri-Kia has crafted a thrilling, laugh-out-loud triumph. Hariri-Kia’s central mystery is masterfully twisty, and its charismatic enemies-to-lovers romance is sweepingly sexy, but where this novel shines brightest is in its biting voice, narrated by the singular, sarcastic, and sensational heroine Rose Aslani. I was hooked from the first page of this whip-smart and fast-paced exploration of the stories we tell—about those we admire, those we loathe, and those who dare to hold a mirror back up to ourselves. This is a novel I couldn’t put down. Hariri-Kia has cemented herself as an auto-buy author for me, and after that last chapter… I need a sequel!

Becky Chalsen, author of Kismet

If you found yourself all the way down the Anna Delvey rabbit hole like I did, then The Most Famous Girl in the World is the perfect book for you. There's such a relatable bite to Iman Hariri-Kia's voice, a surprising vulnerability in her guarded characters, and a clever construction to this game of cat-and-mouse that will leave you guessing. I was completely immersed in the world of this book!

Alicia Thompson, USA Today bestselling author of Love in the Time of Serial Killers

A nonstop-entertaining romp that cheekily skewers internet culture's mindless glorification of convicts-turned-influencers, The Most Famous Girl in the World sparkles with wit, camp, thrills, and romance. Written in an addictively fun voice brimming with authenticity, I had a criminally good time reading this book.

Nicolas DiDomizio, author of Nearlywed

With her distinctive voice, Iman Hariri-Kia has forged a zany, explosive romp skewering our cultural obsession with celebrities, influencers, and scammers. It's a fun and fast-paced read with two memorable antiheroines.

Caitlin Barasch, author of A Novel Obsession

Reading The Most Famous Girl in the World is like riding a roller coaster through the dark. Iman Hariri-Kia takes readers on a thrilling, fast-paced adventure, where you know the twists are coming but you’re not sure when they’ll happen or what they’ll entail. Iman’s sophomore novel is incredibly fun and deliciously chaotic. I loved it and couldn’t put it down!

Carley Fortune, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After and Meet Me At The Lake

Clever, cutting, and completely unputdownable. The Most Famous Girl in the World is awash with humor, authenticity, and a dash of heat—all with a unique edge. Hariri-Kia's voice is the sharpest blade I've come across.

Lyla Sage, USA Today Bestselling Author of Done and Dusted.

A gripping satire of our society's obsession with fame.

KJ Micciche, author of The Book Proposal

No one’s voice sparkles with camp and au courant humor like Iman Hariri-Kia’s. Combined with this gasp-inducing, galloping plot centering on female celebrity obsession, Hariri-Kia has penned a thrilling romp you’ll down in just a couple of scrumptious sittings.

Amanda Montell, author of The Age of Magical Overthinking and Cultish

Precise and sharp as hell, Iman Hariri-Kia's voice is a blast to read. The Most Famous Girl in the World commanded my attention from the first page and never loosened up its grip. Hot, funny, and satirical, I couldn't ask for more from this singular story.

Tarah DeWitt, author of Funny Feelings and Savor It

The Most Famous Girl in the World is a razor-sharp satire, twisty mystery, and smoking hot romp all wrapped up in one compulsively readable package. I devoured it!

Ava Wilder, author of How to Fake It in Hollywood
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