“Captivating, insightful, and incredibly propulsive, this novel delivers the escape a lot of us need right now. With an expert eye, Fishbach will take you both behind the scenes and amidst the drama of a reality contest show gone amok, with characters you'll root for and a plot that makes the pages fly.”—J. Ryan Stradal, bestselling author of Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club

“Stephen Fishbach channels his experience as a reality television star into this hilarious, biting, insightful, and ultimately heartfelt novel about our fame-obsessed culture and a show that pushes its cast to their emotional and physical limits…you'll be marveling at the story even as you're hooting and cringing at the wild, reckless, and seemingly inescapable decisions the characters make.” —Benjamin Percy, author of The Ninth Metal, Red Moon, The Dead Lands, and Thrill Me

“Stephen Fisbach’s Escape! dives into the dark magic of reality television, elevating ‘trash tv’ to a deep and thoughtful exploration of the struggle for identity and meaning, while at the same time delivering wickedly sharp humor, characters to root for, and a plot full of surprise twists that will have you binge-reading to find out what happens next, all while asking: who truly writes the story of our lives?” —Hannah Tinti, author of The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley

“Escape! is the most refreshing novel I’ve read in years. I tore through it in a single sitting. What a fantastic, fearless new talent.” —Lauren Wilkinson, author of American Spy