First They Ignore You spends a darkly comedic and viscerally intoxicating weekend in the life of antihero Russell Horvath, as the secret binge eating disorder he’s been hiding from everyone in his life (especially his weight loss obsessed girlfriend Jassica) comes to light, forcing him to finally confront the personal demons he's been trying to suffocate 5,000 calories at a time, while simultaneously clashing egos and wits with a cadre of Hollywood’s young elites—all intoxicated on their own drugs of choice. This is a book for anyone whose life has been affected by addiction, body image issues, anxiety or self-debilitating shame. It’s A Confederacy of Dunces meets Trainspotting, called by Don Roos, writer of Marley & Me and Single White Female, “The best thing I’ve read about addiction outside of the Big Book.”