Artless

"Composed of stories, fragmentary essays, and even press releases Stagg has been commissioned to write, 'Artless' captures the media landscape lived and generated in New York during the past half decade. Since the 2016 publication of her debut novel 'Surveys', Stagg has positioned herself as an in-demand expert on -- and critic of -- the psychic experience of self-mythology within the cruelly optimistic metaverse of infinite branding. Part voyeur and part participant, Stagg continues her exploration of the branded identity and its elusive, bottomless desire for authenticity. Ranging between autobiography, clinical observation, and criticism, 'Artless' is a graceful, inventive meditation by one of the most daring, inventive novelists writing today."--