Exclusive reveal: See the cover and read an excerpt from Hollywood Heroine by Sarah Kuhn

Sarah Kuhn’s Heroine Complex series is beloved for its smart, snarky female leads, effortless representation, and action-packed plots that take us everywhere from cupcake shops to grad school. And now the series is set to continue this summer with its latest installment, Hollywood Heroine. 

The highly anticipated fifth book will bring us more of the adventures of Asian-American superheroines Evie Tanaka, Aveda Jupiter, and Bea Tanaka as they head to L.A. to film a TV show about their lives. But of course, nothing can be that simple – and with word of dangerous Otherworld activity outside the Bay Area, balancing their newfound celebrity commitments gets complicated fast.

The official synopsis describes the story of Hollywood Heroine as follows.

"Over the years, the adventures of superheroines Aveda Jupiter and Evie Tanaka have become the stuff of legend–and now they’ll be immortalized in their very own TV show! The pair head to LA for filming, but Aveda struggles to get truly excited. Instead, she’s preoccupied wondering about the fate of the world and her role in it. You know, the usual. Now that Otherworld activity has been detected outside the Bay Area, Aveda can’t help but wonder if the demon threat will ever be eradicated. When the drama on set takes a turn for the supernatural, Evie and Aveda must balance their celebrity commitments with donning their superhero capes again to investigate. And when the evil they battle reveals a larger, more nefarious plot, it’s time for the indomitable Aveda Jupiter to rise to the occasion and become the leader she was meant to be on a more global scale–and hopefully keep some semblance of a personal life while doing so."

Unfortunately, we’ll have to wait a bit to read Hollywood Heroine as it doesn’t hit shelves until later this summer, on July 13, 2021.

But we can give you an exclusive look at its cover, complete with both California and Otherworldly trappings. The cover comes to us from the talented artist Jason Chan, and you can check out more of his work on his site.

Here’s your first look at the cover for Hollywood Heroine. 

And that’s not all.

We’ve also got an exclusive look at an excerpt from the first chapter of the upcoming novel as well.