{"product_id":"audition-by-katie-kitamura","title":"Audition By Katie Kitamura","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA MASTERPIECE OF SUSPENSE, PERFORMANCE, AND THE SECRETS WE KEEP.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eLonglisted for the Booker Prize 2025\u003c\/i\u003e and hailed by critics as one of the year’s most essential reads, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"102\"\u003eAudition\u003c\/i\u003e is a \"lightning bolt of a novel.\" From the virtuosic pen of Katie Kitamura comes a story that is as slick and sharp as it is deeply destabilizing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eThe premise is deceptively simple: two people meet for lunch in Manhattan. She is a successful actress in rehearsals; he is attractive and troubled, with an age gap that invites questions about their true relationship. But as the narrative unspools, Kitamura masterfully pulls the rug out from under the reader. \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"312\"\u003eAudition\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant, compulsively readable exploration of the roles we perform daily—as partners, parents, and muses—and the hidden truths that persist even when we think we’ve been perfectly cast in our own lives. If you are looking for a literary thriller that challenges your understanding of love and intimacy, this is your next obsession.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eWhy this book is a must-have:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAward-Winning Acclaim:\u003c\/b\u003e A 2025 Booker Prize longlisted title, featured on \"Best Books of the Year\" lists by \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"107\"\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"121\"\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"127\"\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBrilliant Construction:\u003c\/b\u003e Features a dual-narrative structure that keeps you hooked from the first page to the last.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSharp \u0026amp; Incisive:\u003c\/b\u003e A sophisticated, highly readable novel that perfectly balances high-stakes drama with intellectual depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA \"Must-Read\":\u003c\/b\u003e Hailed as one of the most singular and singular voices in contemporary American fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eUncover the performance behind the truth. Add \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"46\"\u003eAudition\u003c\/i\u003e to your collection at \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"77\"\u003eBeetle Bookshop\u003c\/b\u003e today—enjoy \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"105\"\u003e10–14% off\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"120\"\u003eFree Shipping on orders above ₹500\u003c\/b\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BEETLE BOOK SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52605846389019,"sku":null,"price":849.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/2150\/0699\/files\/61l6ESe4GUL._SL1500.jpg?v=1784198653","url":"https:\/\/beetlebookshop.com\/products\/audition-by-katie-kitamura","provider":"Beetle Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}