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A thrilling, nauseating and painfully real depiction of what happens as youth, talent and charisma sour, Running the Light is the best novel I've ever read about comedy, but also about a particular strand of relentless hedonism. Sam Tallent is that rare thing, a funny person who can convey his funniness in fiction and do it alongside prose that will break your heart tooauthor of ORDINARY HUMAN FAILINGS - MEGAN NOLANAnthony Bourdain blew the lid off the psychic cesspit of restaurant backrooms with Kitchen Confidential. Now we have comedian Sam Tallent's fictional tell-all Running the Light . . ...Read More