First published 2016
Brent Underwood takes a simple photograph of his foot and uploads it to Amazon as a book. What happens next reveals the absurdity of bestseller status and how easily the publishing world can be manipulated. Through this bizarre experiment, Underwood discovers that literary prestige costs just a few dollars and that perception shapes reality in ways most readers never imagine. The foot becomes a more accomplished author than most writers ever will be. Underwood's stunt exposes the biggest lie in publishing while creating a path toward ending the madness of chasing meaningless status. His simple image accomplishes in five minutes what other authors spend years trying to achieve through endless hard work.
Genres: fiction, business, contemporary, 21st-century, books-about-books, academic
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: satire, unreliable-narrator
62 pages · Paperback · Thought Catalog Books