New Millennium Boyz
by Alex Kazemi
Publisher
Permuted Press
Publication
Apr 22, 2025
Format
Paperback/Softback
Illustrated
No
Price
$18.99
Dimensions
6 x 9 x 0.2 in
ISBN
979-8888459539
ASIN
B0DJKYPPG6
Age
Adult 18+
Category
Coming of Age
Rights Sold
🌍 World Wide Rights Available
Description
Awards & Endorsements
John Norris, The Daily Beast
Washington Independent Review of Books
Author(s)
Alex Kazemi
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| Publisher | Post Hill Press |
| Publication | Apr 22, 2025 |
| Format | Paperback/Softback |
| ISBN | 979-8888459539 |
| Pages | 0 |
| Dimensions | 6 x 9 x 0.2 in |
| Age | Adult 18+ |
| Price | $18.99 |
Categories
Coming of Age
New Millennium Boyz
by Alex Kazemi
The debut novel hailed by Bret Easton Ellis as a “toxic teenage boy anthem,” that shook up the indie lit scene and landed on conservative book ban lists and controversial celebrity bookshelves, finally arrives in paperback.
NYLON Magazine Must-Reads September 2023
One of W Magazine's 25 Most Anticipated Books Fall 2023
One of Dennis Cooper's Favorite Novels of 2023
“This book is raunchy, raucous, and sure to offend.” —Ellen Hopkins
Brad Sela's slow suburban life takes a whirlwind turn when two new transfer students, Lu, a Marilyn Manson fan with an unpredictable evil side, and Shane, a depressed stoner, shake up his Y2K senior year.
As Brad dives deeper into the boys' twisted world, he embarks on a dangerous journey, indulging his darkest impulses as he and his new friends document their most disturbing exploits on Handycams. As the boys' antics spiral out of control, Brad's double life edges toward exposure, pulling him further into self-destruction and chaos.
As deviant as it is defiant, this dark and satirical takedown of the extreme teen genre presents a documentarian's portrait of the late 1990s, where traditional masculinity, the early internet, and pop culture collided. Provocative and alarming, Kazemi's work critiques contemporary upper-class American life, crossing all lines as the book seduces, shocks, breaks your heart, and leaves you laughing—albeit sadistically. New Millennium Boyz presents an uncensored and unsettling portrayal of the year 2000 that never could have aired on MTV.
“Kazemi's prose produces the same visceral response as an early Tarantino movie. Proceed with caution.” —Douglas Rushkoff
“In New Millennium Boyz, Alex Kazemi dissects the post-Columbine generation with wit and a sharp scalpel. His characters are damaged products of their time. While this is a dark chronicle, there's also a cozy High School Confidential feel to the tale and the various media Kazemi employs to tell it, resulting in a compulsively readable novel.” —Poppy Z. Brite
“New Millennium Boyz reads like a script for an American high school classic... Kazemi... writes with such vivid candour that you can practi...
NYLON Magazine Must-Reads September 2023
One of W Magazine's 25 Most Anticipated Books Fall 2023
One of Dennis Cooper's Favorite Novels of 2023
“This book is raunchy, raucous, and sure to offend.” —Ellen Hopkins
Brad Sela's slow suburban life takes a whirlwind turn when two new transfer students, Lu, a Marilyn Manson fan with an unpredictable evil side, and Shane, a depressed stoner, shake up his Y2K senior year.
As Brad dives deeper into the boys' twisted world, he embarks on a dangerous journey, indulging his darkest impulses as he and his new friends document their most disturbing exploits on Handycams. As the boys' antics spiral out of control, Brad's double life edges toward exposure, pulling him further into self-destruction and chaos.
As deviant as it is defiant, this dark and satirical takedown of the extreme teen genre presents a documentarian's portrait of the late 1990s, where traditional masculinity, the early internet, and pop culture collided. Provocative and alarming, Kazemi's work critiques contemporary upper-class American life, crossing all lines as the book seduces, shocks, breaks your heart, and leaves you laughing—albeit sadistically. New Millennium Boyz presents an uncensored and unsettling portrayal of the year 2000 that never could have aired on MTV.
“Kazemi's prose produces the same visceral response as an early Tarantino movie. Proceed with caution.” —Douglas Rushkoff
“In New Millennium Boyz, Alex Kazemi dissects the post-Columbine generation with wit and a sharp scalpel. His characters are damaged products of their time. While this is a dark chronicle, there's also a cozy High School Confidential feel to the tale and the various media Kazemi employs to tell it, resulting in a compulsively readable novel.” —Poppy Z. Brite
“New Millennium Boyz reads like a script for an American high school classic... Kazemi... writes with such vivid candour that you can practi...
Reviews, Awards & Endorsements
John Norris, The Daily Beast
“…a raw, raunchy, alternately sickening, sweet, maddening and heartbreaking read that immerses you in the lives of three privileged high school boys living out their senior year of 1999-2000, staving off boredom via increasingly depraved adventures. I could hardly put the book down, partly because it’s an addictive page-turner but also because it is set in such a specific time and through events that I reported on during my time as a correspondent for MTV News.”
Washington Independent Review of Books
“Kazemi beautifully captures that psychological phase in high school where people leave childhood friends for new ones.”
Author
Alex Kazemi
Alex Kazemi is a pop artist, creative director, and novelist. He served as Features Editor for the inaugural edition of King Kong Garçon and his work has been featured in Dazed, i-D, Playboy, Resident Advisor, King Kong, V, Paper, The New York Observer, Wonderland, and Oyster, among others. He lives in Vancouver.
Current Licenses
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