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'Like Daisy Jones soaked in Britney Spears' Curious' HOLLY BOURNE 'A sexy swagger of a debut' EMMA STRAUB 'Full of drama, heartbreak, ambition and desire' KATHERINE WEBBER TSANG _________________ I didn't like to perform. I liked to be loved. It is 1999 and Amber Young is about to transform from nice New Jersey girl to one of the most infamous pop stars of her era. Enter Gwen Morris and Wes Kingston. Gwen has the top music video on MTV's Total Request Live. Wes is a member of the most popular boy band in the world, ETA. They're the American teenage dream, two perfect pop stars in love. In Gwen, Amber finds the first friend who can truly understand her - maybe the only person who ever will. But when Amber goes on tour with ETA as one of their opening acts, she develops an infatuation with Wes that threatens both her friendship with Gwen and the career she is so desperately trying to build. Under the spotlight, Amber must reckon with her own desires, agency, and sense of self-and how the kaleidoscope of public opinion can distort everything. Isabel Banta's debut novel, Honey, re-imagines the pop stars of the late 90s and early 2000s, who we idolized and hated, oversexualized and underestimated, giving them the fresh, multifaceted story they deserve.

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Honey is a sexy swagger of a debut. The ambition and grit of its heroine are matched by the dextrous smarts of its writer, and it is deeply satisfying to see the mistreated pop princess of the millennium get the respect that they--as complicated humans--deserved all along. -- Emma Straub

'Honey is a sexy swagger of a debut. The ambition and grit of its heroine are matched by the dextrous smarts of its writer, and it is deeply satisfying to see the mistreated pop princess of the millennium get the respect that they--as complicated humans--deserved all along' - Emma Straub, New York Times Bestselling Author 'Isabel Banta has delivered an all-access pass to the early-aughts pop world of my dreams in the form of this gorgeous, powerful, and unapologetic romp of a novel. Dripping with sweat, sex, and yes, honey, the character of Amber Young will forever redefine how we think of the perils of stardom, paparazzi, and becoming who you're meant to be despite it all. Effervescent and full of energy, the lessons in Honey are as needed today as they were in the age of Britney and Christina. A rare, shining star of a debut' - Chelsea Bieker 'Honey parts the shimmered curtains of Y2K pop stardom and ushers us to a place beyond the schoolgirl/jezebel binary: the rich inner world of a young woman discovering her own depth and life force, authentic sexuality and artistic intelligence. Show up for Honey with your sticky notes ready, because there's much to bookmark here: not only the deftly written heat, but a hundred keen and quotable observations about creating a life of truth and wholeness' - June Gervais 'Like Daisy Jones soaked in Britney Spears' Curious' - Holly Bourne, Bestselling Author 'An utterly addictive, juicy read that perfectly captures 90s and 2000s pop culture and the entertainment industries of that era. Full of drama, heartbreak, ambition and desire - Honey is ultimately a story about a woman finding herself. The kind of book that leaves the reader feeling utterly satisfied at the end, and maybe with an urge to put on some 90s pop songs' - Katherine Webber Tsang, Bestselling Author

Honey is a sexy swagger of a debut. The ambition and grit of its heroine are matched by the dextrous smarts of its writer, and it is deeply satisfying to see the mistreated pop princess of the millennium get the respect that they--as complicated humans--deserved all along -- Emma Straub, New York Times Bestselling Author Isabel Banta has delivered an all-access pass to the early-aughts pop world of my dreams in the form of this gorgeous, powerful, and unapologetic romp of a novel. Dripping with sweat, sex, and yes, honey, the character of Amber Young will forever redefine how we think of the perils of stardom, paparazzi, and becoming who you're meant to be despite it all. Effervescent and full of energy, the lessons in Honey are as needed today as they were in the age of Britney and Christina. A rare, shining star of a debut -- Chelsea Bieker Honey parts the shimmered curtains of Y2K pop stardom and ushers us to a place beyond the schoolgirl/jezebel binary: the rich inner world of a young woman discovering her own depth and life force, authentic sexuality and artistic intelligence. Show up for Honey with your sticky notes ready, because there's much to bookmark here: not only the deftly written heat, but a hundred keen and quotable observations about creating a life of truth and wholeness -- June Gervais Like Daisy Jones soaked in Britney Spears' Curious -- Holly Bourne, Bestselling Author An utterly addictive, juicy read that perfectly captures 90s and 2000s pop culture and the entertainment industries of that era. Full of drama, heartbreak, ambition and desire - Honey is ultimately a story about a woman finding herself. The kind of book that leaves the reader feeling utterly satisfied at the end, and maybe with an urge to put on some 90s pop songs -- Katherine Webber Tsang, Bestselling Author

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Isabel Banta is a writer, book publicist, and indie bookseller based in Brooklyn. She graduated from the University of Virginia. Honey is her debut novel.

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