The Subtweet

Short Description

A story of female friendship, with a fast-paced plot and a nuanced examination of art, brown culture, social media, call-out culture, the music industry, and sexism. Following two women from the throes of first friend infatuation to a tweet that splits them apart and destroys one career, THE SUBTWEET is a book only artist Vivek Shraya could write.

Sales and Market Bullets

I’m Afraid of Men was an Indigo Staff Pick of the Month, received a starred review from Kirkus, and was featured in the Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, Vanity Fair, and Bustle.
A novel without any romantic relationships, focusing instead on the intimacy and rewards of female friendship.
Book club discussion questions will be available.
The Subtweet centers the voices and experiences of brown women.

Audience

Fans of Vivek’s previous work in music, books, and art
Fans of Zadie Smith’s Swing Time
Readers of urban fiction, and commercial/literary fiction hybrids such as Sally Rooney’s Normal People