"Everett has a flair for historical fiction...What were once ideas for screenplays have become stories - and are all the better for the years of marinating. There is some real depth and richness here, as well as a sharp critique of the mores of La-La Land." --Erica Wagner, Tatler

"Having surfed the ebbs and flows of showbiz for nearly five decades, Everett embraces how, for both actors and writers, rejection is part of the job.... With ingenuity, he's turned his own rejections into inspiration with his most recent book of short stories, The American No, breathing new life into a handful of rejected star-vehicle pitches that lived on in his head." --Vanity Fair

"This is a storyteller unafraid to spike his black comedy with sudden and strongly brewed emotion... Individually, the stories are exhilarating; together, they add up to an intriguing self-portrait of an artist at work, presenting us with the multiple facets of an undaunted imagination, recut, repolished and ready to shine in the dark." --The Guardian

"In this collection of stories, Everett...tackles topics ranging from Oscar Wilde's final night in Paris to the no-holds-barred world of Hollywood talent agencies, and in doing so creates engrossing and delightful worlds in which readers can get lost." --Town & Country

"[E]legiac. . . a remarkably coherent aesthetic vision." --The Irish Times

"Everett's writing is dynamic and glib, knowing and innocent, atmospheric and frothy. There is bleakness and buoyancy in the imagined worlds he conjures. If these stories were nixed by movie execs, this collection shows they are worthy of a second look. Coming soon to a theater or streaming service? A resounding yes, please!" -- Booklist

"Richly imagined and extraordinarily affecting... Everett is a terrific storyteller." --The Sunday Times

"With these astute character-driven tales, the author proves to be a storyteller of many talents. Everett's fans have cause to celebrate." --Publishers Weekly