[PREORDER] Dear Dickhead: A Novel
This is a preorder book, available to order from 25 June to 10 July. Estimated arrival is 2–4 weeks after the preorder period ends (it may arrive sooner!).
Have you ever sent a message you wish you could take back, only to realize that someone heard you after all?
In Dear Dickhead, Virginie Despentes brings us into the ferocious, funny, and unfiltered email exchange between Oscar, a washed-up novelist with a history of addiction, and Rebecca, the actress he casually insulted online. What begins as a heated clash quickly unravels into something deeper: a sharp, unpredictable correspondence about power, rage, addiction, and all the messy ways we try to feel alive.
Set against a backdrop of social media callouts and the darker corners of modern fame, Dear Dickhead is both a clever satire and an honest reckoning. Despentes writes with wit and bite as her characters face their demons and discover, through their sharp-edged sparring, a grudging understanding that upends their assumptions about one another and about themselves.
📗 In The Mood For…
Challenging My Views
A raw, confrontational novel that tears into taboos around addiction, fame, and desire.
✅ Pushes readers to reflect on privilege, power, and what it means to really listen
✅ Uncovers the ways rage and empathy often live side by side
Being Entertained
A quick, witty read powered by dark humor and fearless honesty.
✅ Sharp dialogue and unpredictable turns keep you hooked
✅ Perfect for readers who appreciate provocatively outspoken characters
📘 Stories About…
Power & Resistance
Rebecca and Oscar spar with each other and with the roles society hands them.
✅ Examines gender, fame, and public image as a battleground
✅ Shows characters using words as both shields and swords
Pain, Suffering & Recovery
Addiction, anger, and the search for solace run under every conversation.
✅ Centers on characters wrestling with compulsions and consequences
✅ Suggests that real healing begins when we dare to face the truth