American Thighs
by Elizabeth Ellen
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Pub Date 28 Jan 2025 | Archive Date 31 Oct 2024
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Description
Pushcart Prize Award-winning author Elizabeth Ellen’s American Thighs tells the darkly comedic story of a thirty-one-year-old former child star’s journey from Hollywood to Elkheart, Indiana, experiencing for the first time the off-screen life of a high school sophomore.
Tatum Grant spent the first years of her life on various film sets and locations in Hollywood, never knowing a real childhood, before becoming impregnated by an older, award-winning actor. Fifteen years after his death, experiencing an existential crisis, Tatum leaves Hollywood, her mother and her daughter behind, on a quest to find herself. Posing as a 16-year-old student with the help of her daughter’s stolen identification, Tatum uses the talents she learned portraying various film characters to earn a spot on the cheer team, date a football player, and befriend the most popular girl at school.
Like Tom Perrota’s Election, the novel is told through the voices of students and teachers at Dobson High, as well as social media influencers, actors, and celebrity children back in Hollywood, readers follow as Tatum’s past catches up with her amidst a cross-country road trip turned police chase.
Elizabeth Ellen manifests typical teenage woes into a breathtaking, rib-breaking story of love, loss, and media. American Thighs strikes the same chord as Heathers but for the TikTok generation.
Advance Praise
"Gossip, delusion, sapphic mania, Britney Spears—American Thighs has everything I want from a novel in Elizabeth Ellen’s inimitable style. It’s fearless, it’s propulsive, it's wildly entertaining. I devoured this novel." —Anna Dorn, author of Exalted
Marketing Plan
- Book tour in Midwest, East Coast, and West Coast Regions Book readings in New York City and in Detroit, Michigan
- Promotions at festivals such as AWP, Brooklyn Book Festival, and Portland Book Festival
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9781960988355 |
PRICE | US$21.95 (USD) |
PAGES | 400 |
Available on NetGalley
Featured Reviews
American Thighs by Elizabeth Ellen is an absolute standout. The writing is raw, honest, and unapologetically real, making it a book that lingers long after you finish. Elizabeth Ellen has a unique voice that captures the complexities of life, love, and identity in a way that feels intimate and universal. The characters are vividly drawn, and their stories are full of emotion and depth. Every page is filled with sharp observations and powerful moments that resonate deeply. American Thighs is a must-read if you’re looking for a book that challenges, provokes, and ultimately moves you.