Anon Pls.: A Novel

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For nonfans, this autofiction is reminiscent of other of-the-moment bad-boss books like Leigh Stein's Self Care . But when the account grows overnight and, even wilder, when she starts getting gossip from fans and insiders — juicy gossip—she has to face facts: her Instagram is now famous.

It's just a way to blow off steam after a terrible, terrible day at work where her nightmarish boss screams at her and blames her for some 18-year-old influencer's screw-up. From its creator comes a fun debut novel that promises to be… everything you might expect from DeuxMoi. But when the account grows overnight and, even wilder, when she starts getting gossip from fans and insiders - juicy gossip-she has to face facts: her Instagram is now famous. Though no one knows that she is behind the account, its newfound success quickly wreaks havoc on her real life.You can’t beat a good underdog story and a great reminder that a little courage can change your life. Never gonna be a literary classic, but getting the inside view of the Deuxmoi juggernaut is a heap of fun! O’Connell previously created and starred in the semi-autobiographical Netflix series “Special,” based on his memoir “I’m Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves. But when the account grows overnight and, even wilder, when she starts getting gossip from fans — juicy gossip — she has to face facts: her Instagram is now famous.

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This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Fletcher Peters, of The Daily Beast, criticized the acquisition, writing that while she did not believe the DeuxMoi account to be actively malicious, the account's sharing of private details "is not the type of behavior that should be rewarded with a book, nor a TV show, nor the gorges of followers she's amassed on Instagram. But as the account grows and becomes more and more famous, she has to wonder: is it — the fame, the insider access, the escape from real life — really worth losing everything she has?

While Goodman did much of the writing, she regularly collaborated with DeuxMoi to confirm various details about the celebrity world and to include references to real-world events. When Cricket Lopez, assistant to one of the most notorious celebrity stylists, revamps her old style Instagram account and turns it into a celebrity gossip blog on a drunken whim, she never thinks it will become anything. Booklist's Susan Macguire positively compared it to Lauren Weisberger's 2003 novel The Devil Wears Prada. To access your ebook(s) after purchasing, you can download the free Glose app or read instantly on your browser by logging into Glose.

The novel is a work of autofiction and a retelling of the real-life DeuxMoi Instagram account, which publishes celebrity gossip. As the account grows and becomes more and more influential, she has to wonder: is it-the fame, the insider access, the escape from real life-really worth losing everything she has? I loved the little Easter eggs, trying to decipher what was real and what wasn't, and the similarities we get in this book, like Duke Dudley's story, which is based on Army Hammer's scandal, which Deuxmoi helped break the news on. Anon Pls,” which was written by DeuxMoi with Jessica Goodman, was published in November 2022 by William Morrow, a division of HarperCollins. I read straight through overnight and was so caught up in the story, I was surprised by a major plot point (that any DM fan should have seen miles away.

DeuxMoi came up with the initial concept and was connected to Jessica Goodman through their respective literary agents. I thought it was a memoir of how the celebrity gossip page came about to become the super popular account that everyone across the country follows, including myself, so I was pleasantly surprised to see it's actually a fiction novel loosely based on the person secretly behind the IG account.Observer praised the book for capturing "how celebrity gossip culture has been completely democratized by armchair commentators" and commented that the reflections throughout on the nature of internet anonymity were surprisingly thoughtful. But when the account grows overnight and, even wilder, when she starts getting gossip from fans and insiders—juicy gossip—she has to face facts: her Instagram is now famous. When gossip is submitted to the DeuxMoi account, submitters often request anonymity by saying "anon pls" or a variation of the phrase.