One of Entertainment Weekly's "5 Books to Read if You Loved A Star is Born" "More than a glitzy Hollywood tale... It's a surprisingly insightful, even poignant meditation on stardom."--Entertainment Weekly ("Must List") The celebrated author of The Myth of You and Me explores an untraditional love story through the lens of a character actor who must finally become the hero of her own story. After a series of missteps in the face of his newfound fame, actor Charlie Outlaw flees to a remote island in search of anonymity and a chance to reevaluate his recent breakup with his girlfriend, actress Josie Lamar. But soon after his arrival on the peaceful island, his solitary hike into the jungle takes him into danger he never anticipated. As Charlie struggles with gaining fame, Josie struggles with its loss. The star of a cult TV show in her early twenties, Josie has spent the twenty years since searching for a role to equal that one, and feeling less and less like her character, the heroic Bronwyn Kyle. As she gets ready for a reunion of the cast at a huge fan convention, she thinks all she needs to do is find a part and replace Charlie. But she can't forget him, and to get him back she'll need to be a hero in real life. One of...  Real Simple 's "Best Books of 2018 (So Far)" PureWow 's "20 Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2018" PopSugar 's "Best New Books You Should Read This Spring" "[ What You Don't Know About Charlie Outlaw ] offers satisfying insights into the difficulty of letting go of a romance." —The New York Times Book Review , Paperback Row “So much more than a fun page-turner. It's actually a brutally honest look at the inner workings of fame.” —Entertainment Weekly "Like all good rom-com novels, Leah Stewart's What You Don't Know About Charlie Outlaw  starts with an amuse-bouche of misery.... Stewart is astute on the cruel calculus of Hollywood.... That her main characters are in show business allows Stewart to explore the more universal romantic quandary, What's real and what's acting?"— The   New York Times Book Review  “Fame derails a once-solid relationship in Leah Stewart’s latest page-turner.”— InStyle   (“Spring Break Reading List”) “[A] high-stakes adventure... Part love story, part fun mystery, and a realistic look at TV acting and fame.”— Real Simple (“Five Books that Won't Disappoint”) "[A] poignant investigation of stardom and its costs." —Entertainment Weekly "Leah Stewart's clever tome tackles the complexities of fame." — Us Weekly “A smart, clever novel about who we are and how we form our identities.”— PopSugar  “Yes, it's a love story about two TV actors. But it's not your typical satirical Hollywood read. What You Don't Know About Charlie Outlaw is witty, humanizing, and vulnerable.” –HelloGiggles “A lighthearted and loving book to curl up with.” — The Lily (Washington Post ) “At turns funny and suspenseful.” — Southern Living (“This Year’s Best Spring Break Reads”) "Keenly observed, engaging fiction. With its lively story centered on a pair of actors in a troubled relationship, Charlie Outlaw might be described as an action-packed romantic comedy, but the book is no mindless romp." — Vanderbilt Magazine "This novel offers adventure, suspense, exotic locations, and a compassionate look at what it might be like to live a celebrity's life." — The Tennessean  "Vivid and deeply relatable prose... A carefully crafted meditation on modern identity and the divisions between our public and private selves." — CityBeat Cincinnati  "A very smart and charmingly wholesome love story set against a Hollywood backdrop, Charlie Outlaw  is full of insight into what makes actors tick and a hilarious meditation on the perils of fame."— At Home Memphis & Mid South "Offers adventure, suspense, exotic locations and a compassionate look at what it might be like to walk this earth as a famous actor." —StyleBlueprint.com “Thoughtful... Stewart skillfully creates multifaceted characters, and she shows a very human side of what's often thought of as a vapid profession.... Endearing and satisfying.”— Publishers Weekly    “Stewart masterfully portrays universal truths about self-awareness, image, and responsibility.”— Booklist “[A] thoughtful study of two Hollywood denizens who take their craft as actors seriously... Achieve[s] an unstudied lyricism and cadence.”— Kirkus Reviews "Ultimately a tale about the difference between perception and reality in our star-driven world." —Bookish  "Stewart's copious research brings the less exotic elements of stardom (insecurity, on-set tedium, lack of privacy, fluctuating finances) into sharp relief, and her characters are far more believable than most who share the small screen with Charlie and Josie."— BookPage “I tore through What You Don't Know About Charlie Outlaw , captivated as much by the suspenseful plot as I was by the vivid prose and comedic moments. Leah Stewart has crafted an air-tight, ac