The Collective

Maruyama, Kate

/ ISBN 13: 9798896920816

Published by Writ Large Press, 2025

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Synopsis:

Working for a demon is complicated and in his late fifties, Jonathan Hawkins is working hard to maintain relevance in the ageist, racist film industry. Jenny, 26 has moved to Hollywood to pursue a lifelong dream of acting. When she falls in with the Collective everything begins to change. She becomes an assistant to the charismatic, yet elusive Simon Raithe. Curtis, a Variety reporter researching a book on the Collective discovers missing actors so he digs deeper. What he uncovers could topple the entire organization. Maruyama weaves a tale of intrigue, evil, and stardust as she takes you behind the velvet ropes of the film industry into its darkest recesses.

About the Author: Kate Maruyama is the author of Harrowgate, Bleak Houses, and The Collective and her novella Family Solstice was named Best Fiction Book of 2021 by Rue Morgue Magazine. Her short work has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies and she is a two-time Pushcart Prize nominee, and winner of the Uncharted Short Story Prize. She served on the working Board for Women Who Submit, and the Board for the Shirley Jackson Awards. She writes, teaches, cooks, and eats in Los Angeles.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Collective
Publisher: Writ Large Press
Publication Date: 2025
Binding: paperback
Condition: Very Good