A satirical Hollywood horror-romance novel is set to release next year from Hanover Square Press and debut author Clare Ogawa.
\n\nThe book, titled “This Town Will Eat you Alive,” follows an assistant who learns the movie exec she works for is turning into a tentacled monster that eats women alive. While obviously fictitious, the work is based on Ogawa’s own experiences as an assistant in show biz and Ogawa is writing under a pseudonym in order to maintain her anonymity while she’s still working within the industry.
\n\nReleasing July 6, 2027, “This Town Will Eat You Alive” follows Frankie Meyers, who has one goal: To claw her way to the top of Hollywood and become an Oscar-winning producer. But for now, she’s stuck as the assistant to Lee Becker, famous studio head and infamously horrible boss.
\n\nPer the book’s synopsis, “Frankie is willing to endure Lee’s angry rants and impossible requests because he’s her golden ticket to the top — but her ambitions are derailed when she discovers that girls are going missing around him. Everyone knows about Lee’s reputation, but her digging uncovers something far worse than the usual Hollywood misogyny. Lee Becker is transforming into something monstrous and…
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