Confidence
Confidence
Confidence
Member Benefits
30% Off All Books - Savings that support storytellers, not stock prices.
Fight Book Bans - Every membership sends a book to LGBTQ+ youth in affected states.
Couldn't load pickup availability
Description
Description
A New York Times Editors' Choice
One of Them's Best Books of 2023
One of Crimereads Best Crime Novels of 2023
"Theranos but make it gay." --Electric Literature Best friends (and occasional lovers) Ezra and Orson are teetering on top of the world after founding a company that promises instant enlightenment in this "propulsive, cheeky, eat-the-rich page-turner" (The Washington Post) about scams, schemes, and the absurdity of the American Dream. At seventeen, Ezra Green doesn't have a lot going on for him: he's shorter than average, snaggle-toothed, internet-addicted, and halfway to being legally blind. He's also on his way to Last Chance Camp, the final stop before juvie. But Ezra's summer at Last Chance turns life-changing when he meets Orson, brilliant and Adonis-like with a mind for hustling. Together, the two embark upon what promises to be a fruitful career of scam artistry. But things start to spin wildly out of control when they try to pull off their biggest scam yet--Nulife, a corporation that promises its consumers a lifetime of bliss. "Propulsive" (The New York Times Book Review) and "laugh-out-loud funny" (BuzzFeed), with the suspense of The Talented Mr. Ripley, the decadence of The Great Gatsby, and the wit of Succession, Confidence is a story for anyone who knows that the American Dream is just another pyramid scheme.
About the Author
About the Author
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"Two boys meet at a camp for troubled kids who need to turn their lives around--it's not the slammer, but it's the last stop before it--and they start a scheme that indeed changes everything. Is it love? Is it lust? It's a good time, that's for sure." -People
"Theranos but make it gay. In this Ripley-esque romp, two men--occasional lovers--create a fake empire based entirely on their own charisma and an impossibly auspicious wellness product that promises bliss to those who use it."--Electric Literature
"Frumkin follows up his critically acclaimed debut The Comedown with Confidence, a biting satire about a pair of friends who start a company that promises consumers instant enlightenment for the rest of their lives.... Over the course of the novel, as their hustles become increasingly complex, they veer closer and closer to a massive collapse from which they may never recover."--New York Magazine's Vulture
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
The Allstora Membership
Membership Perks:
- Save 30% on all online store purchases
- Exclusive access to author's content
- You pay less, but authors still earn double
Membership Terms:
- To access membership discount simply log in and add to cart, discount applied automatically.
- One month free trial, cancel anytime. Membership renews on the 15th of each month.
