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1) Fangirl
Author
Language
English
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Description
"In Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl, Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan, but for Cath, being a fan is her life―and she's really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it's what got them through their mother leaving.
Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fan fiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A masterful, intensely suspenseful novel about a reader whose obsession with a reclusive writer goes far too far--a book about the power of storytelling, starring the same trio of unlikely and winning heroes King introduced in Mr. Mercedes" --
""Wake up, genius." So begins King's instantly riveting story about a vengeful reader. The genius is John Rothstein, an iconic author who created a famous character, Jimmy Gold, but who hasn't published a...
3) Misery
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A bestselling author is held captive in a wheelchair, made drug-dependent, and locked in his room by an angry nurse who demands he bring her favorite character back to life.
"Paul Sheldon is a bestselling novelist who has finally met his number one fan. Her name is Annie Wilkes, and she is more than a rabid reader—she is Paul’s nurse, tending his shattered body after an automobile accident. But she is also furious that the author has killed off...
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
406 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Annie, her relationship with Duncan over, strikes up an E-mail correspondence with Duncan's idol Tucker Crowe, a reclusive singer/songwriter who has not been heard from in over twenty years, and possibilities abound when Tucker, about to release an acoustic version of his greatest album, is summoned to England--where Annie lives.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eve Dallas has solved a lot of high-profile murders for the NYPSD and gotten a lot of media. She -- with her billionaire husband -- is getting accustomed to being an object of attention, of gossip, of speculation. But now Eve has become the object of one person's obsession. Someone who finds her extraordinary, and thinks about her every hour of every day. Who believes the two of them have a special relationship. Who would kill for her again and again....
Author
Series
Once upon a con volume 1
Language
English
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Description
Publisher Annotation: Cinderella goes to the con in this fandom-fueled twist on the classic fairy tale. Part romance, part love letter to nerd culture, and all totally adorbs, Geekerella is a fairy tale for anyone who believes in the magic of fandom.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
331 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Pearson captures the hearts and minds of friends Petra and Sharon, both 13, examining the complexity of female friendships; the awakening of sexual desire; the agony and joy of the first crush and first kiss, and the reality of pre-adolescence that's almost too much to bear. Then, some 20 years later, now a divorced mother of a teenager, Petra, realizes a lifelong dream.
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
2007, c2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tom Dobbs makes an off-hand comment on his late night talk show that he would be a better president than the leader who currently occupies the White House. A grassroots campaign conducted by his legions of fans finds him unexpectedly ushered into the Oval Office and forced to live up to his promise. Unfortunately for Dobbs, he finds out that his surprise victory was actually the result of a voting computer glitch and not winning the majority vote...
9) Fangirl: 1
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Viz originals edition.
Physical Desc
208 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan, but for Cath, being a fan is her life - and she's really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it's what got them through their mother leaving. Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fan fiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere. Cath's sister has...
Author
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
©2017.
Physical Desc
120 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tour fandom's long history and astonishing present. Meet fan writers, video-makers, artists, costumers, and games who celebrate and share the things they love. Together they are making and shaping fan communities, online and in real life.
Author
Publisher
HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First HarperVia edition.
Physical Desc
134 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Akari is a high school junior obsessed with "oshi" Masaki Ueno, a member of the popular J-Pop group Maza Maza. She writes a blog devoted to him, and spends hours addictively scrolling for information about him and his life. Desperate to analyze and understand him, Akari hopes to eventually see the world through his eyes. It is a devotion that borders on the religious: Masaki is her savior, her backbone, someone she believes she cannot survive without-even...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Nicolas Case plays... Nick Cage! Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, the fictionalized version of Cage accepts a million-dollar offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan. Things take an unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative and he must use his legendary acting skills, channeling his most iconic and beloved characters to become a real-life action hero" --Container.
13) Juliet, naked
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of Annie, the long-suffering girlfriend of Duncan, and her unlikely transatlantic romance with once revered, now faded, singer-songwriter, Tucker Crowe, who also happens to be the subject of Duncan's musical obsession.
Author
Series
Once upon a con volume 2
Publisher
Quirk Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
319 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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Description
Movie star Jessica Stone can't go up onstage at another con and pretend to love Starfield anymore--except that she's contractually obligated. She never dreamed she'd be playing Princess Amara for life, but people love Princess Amara, and for better or worse, Princess Amara has Jessica Stone's face. But, it turns out, so does someone else. Imogen Weatherby is just another Starfield fan hitting up ExcelsiCon--except that she happens to look an awful...
15) Spin
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
387 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When DJ ParSec (Paris Secord), rising star of the local music scene, is found dead over her turntables, the two girls who found her, Kya (her pre-fame best friend) and Fuse (her current chief groupie) are torn between grief for Paris and hatred for each other--but when the lack of obvious suspects stalls the investigation, and the police seem to lose interest, despite pressure from social media and ParSec's loyal fans, the two girls unite, determined...
17) Fangirl: 2
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
Viz originals edition.
Physical Desc
217 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, everybody is a Simon Snow fan, but for Cath, being a fan is her life. Cath's sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath just can't let go... Cath just wants to hang out with her twin sister and write fanfiction. But now that they're in college, her sister doesn't have time for her. And life keeps pulling Cath further and further out of her shell. For the first time ever, Cath has her own social circle. There's...
18) A furry faux paw
Author
Publisher
Page Street Publising Co
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
281 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sometimes Your Best Self Is Your Fursona. Online, MauveCat (a cool, confident, glittering pixie cat) has friends and a whole supportive furry community that appreciates her art. At home, Maeve Stephens has to tiptoe around her hoarder mother's mood and mess. When her life is at its hardest, Maeve can always slip into Mauve, her fursona, and be "the happy one," the bubbliest, friendliest artist in her community--it's even how she made her best friend,...
Publisher
Strand Releasing Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
Spain, 1966: Antonio is a teacher and a Beatles fan, facets he combines by getting his pupils to recite the lyrics from Help in English class. When he learns that his idol John Lennon is making a film in Almeria, he resolves to meet him. On the journey he picks up two young runaways: Bethlehem, a pregnant girl fleeing a convent, and Juanjo, a boy escaping a dictatorial father.
20) Mother!
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (121 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After two failed marriages, a science fiction writer decides coming to terms with his mom will improve his chances for a successful relationship, so he moves in with his mom.
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