‘[Idol, Burning] cracked a door open into an intense world of obsession . . . essential reading for anyone who wants to understand what it is like to be a teenage girl, where priorities are skewed, emotions are high, and everything feels like it's life or death’
CATHERINE PRASIFKA        

‘A vivid depiction of the joys and despairs of teenage fan culture, Idol, Burning is urgent and all-consuming . . . In this passionate and compassionate novel, the voice of teenage desperation sings out’
KATIE HALE        

Praise for Rin Usami:

‘Rin Usami writes as if under a spell – not evil but a kind of magic. I can’t wait to read her next work, to see how the spell evolves. New writers should never feel they are boxed in, they should continually stretch and redefine the boundaries of the novel. That’s the right kind of magic’
SAYAKA MURATA, author of CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN        

‘Pure brilliance’
TOSHIYUKI HORIE, author of THE BEAR AND THE PAVING STONE        

‘Poignant’
YOKO OGAWA, author of THE MEMORY POLICE        

‘[Usami's] writing is extremely fresh and she has high literary ability’
Akutagawa Prize Judges