A Complete Fiction

‘A rollicking, angst-infused series of dramas…Maizes elegantly explores the contemporaneous extremities of cancel culture.’ * Age *
‘Fabulously complex, interesting, and hilarious. As two protagonists fight (and fight dirty) over their respective truths, Maizes asks hard questions about cancel culture, power, politics, sexual abuse, and narrative that make me interrogate my own values…Un-put-downable!.’ * Erika Krouse, author of Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation *
‘Fast-paced and tightly wrought, A Complete Fiction, goes right to the mercenary hearts of two writers and with humor and pathos manages to skewer the publishing industry and the pressure cooker of literary social media simultaneously.’ * Bethany Ball, author of What to do About the Solomons *
‘Packed full of contemporary anxiety, hilarious in moments, and a page-turner…This novel is a beach read for people who also care about the cultural zeitgeist.’ * Wendy J. Fox, author of What If We Were Somewhere Else *
‘I loved this witty and completely absorbing novel. Maizes has compassion for her characters and their very real mistakes, and she allows them to negotiate the varying degrees of harm they do one another with artful nuance.’ * Elizabeth McKenzie, author of The Dog of the North *
‘A Complete Fiction is the best kind of fiction: timely and topical, brimming with flawed characters trying to be good, complex situations with no right answers, and tangled threads that only get knottier as you turn the pages. R.L. Maizes has written a smart, compelling novel about publishing and its perils, families and friendships and their limitations, and storytelling itself, in all its wondrous messy glory.’ * Laurie Frankel, author of Family Family and This Is How It Always Is *
‘R.L Maizes’ is a plotty, poignant exploration of influence, avarice and literary rivalry. Full of twists, turns and reversals, this novel brilliantly skewers the ruthless publishing machine, and asks once and for all who gets to tell a story and why. It’s eminently devourable!’ * Dominic Amerena, author of I Want Everything *
‘R. L. Maizes’s blend of humour and empathy is a rare alchemy. In A Complete Fiction, she is at the height of her powers. Maizes takes the universal elements of family and truth and places them within the world of contemporary publishing and politics. The result is a propulsive, funny, complex, and deeply original novel.’ * Kevin Wilson, author of Run for the Hills *
‘The crafty and clever satire is unfettered by authorial doubt.’ * Westword *
‘A novel that is snappy and frothy but has a nuanced point to make about human behavior.’ * Los Angeles Weekly Times *
‘A joy to read, a roller-coaster ride that hooks from the first paragraph.’ * Sydney Arts Guide *
‘A clever novel that remains both entertaining and funny throughout.’ [4.5 stars] * Novel Feelings *
‘Compulsively readable.’ * Los Angeles Weekly Times *
‘A great read…told with humour and empathy, and a sensitive approach to both PJ and George’s experiences.’ * Good Reading Magazine *
‘A great read…told with humour and empathy, and a sensitive approach to both PJ and George’s experiences.’ * Good Reading *

R.L. Maizes is the author of the novel, Other People’s Pets, and the story collection, We Love Anderson Cooper. Her stories and essays have been published widely and she is the recipient of a number of prizes and fellowships. Maizes was born in Queens, New York, and lives in Boulder County, Colorado, with her husband and her muses- Rosie, a rescue dog, and the ghost of Arie the Cat.

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