How I Became a Famous Novelist

A roguish loser sets out to write the best-sellingest bestseller of all time. When he pulls it off, he winds up tearing like a tornado across America's cultural landscape. What Pete Tarslaw wants is simple: fame, financial comfort, a stately home by the sea - and to humiliate his ex-girlfriend at her wedding. This is the story of how he succeeds - the horrifying, hilarious tale of how Tarslaw's 'pile of garbage', Tornado Ashes Club, became America's most talked-about, blogged-about, read, admired and reviled novel. Winner for the James Thurber Comic Novel Prize 2010.