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Everyone Wants to Know by Kelly Loy Gilbert

Everyone Wants to Know

by Kelly Loy Gilbert

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  • Jun 2023, 384 pages
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This ripped-from-the-tabloids young adult drama by the critically acclaimed author Kelly Loy Gilbert about a girl's famous-for-being-famous family fracturing from within as their dirty laundry gets exposed.

The Lo family sticks together. That's what Honor has been told her whole life while growing up in the glare of the public eye on Lo and Behold, the reality show about her, her four siblings, and their parents.

Their show may be off the air, but the Lo family members still live in the spotlight as influencers churning out podcasts, bestselling books, and brand partnerships. So when Honor's father announces that he's moving out of their northern California home to rent an apartment in Brooklyn, Honor's personal upset becomes the internet's trending B-list celebrity trainwreck—threatening the aspirational image the Los' brand (and livelihood) depends on.

After one of her best friends leaks their private conversation to a gossip site, bruised and betrayed Honor pours all her energy into reuniting her family. With her parents 3,000 miles apart, her siblings torn into factions, and all of them under claustrophobic public scrutiny, this is easier said than done. Just when Honor feels at her lowest, a guarded yet vulnerable boy named Caden comes into her life and makes her want something beyond the tight Lo inner circle for the first time. But is it fair to open her heart to someone new when the people she loves are teetering on the edge of ruin?

As increasingly terrible secrets come to light about the people Honor thought she knew best in the world, she's forced to choose between loyalty to her family and fighting for the life she wants.

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"[A] binge-worthy drama starring a flawed, richly characterized family of TV personalities. ... A fast-moving opening propels readers headfirst into the family's spectacle-like drama, while sensitively handled themes surrounding 'mixed-race trauma,' online privacy, and the consequences of cultivated personae round out the intensely emotional plot." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"The superlative characterization and insights into complex, messy family dynamics make this a deeply humane story that readers will ponder and reflect upon. ... An emotional roller coaster grounded by achingly authentic characters." —Kirkus Reviews

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Kelly Loy Gilbert Author Biography

Kelly Loy Gilbert believes deeply in the power of stories to illuminate a shared humanity and give voice to complex, broken people. She is the author of Conviction, a William C. Morris Award finalist, Picture Us in the Light, When We Were Infinite, and Everyone Wants to Know, and lives in the Bay Area. She would be thrilled to hear from you on Twitter @KellyLoyGilbert or at KellyLoyGilbert.com.

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