POP!
The new novel
from Tex Gresham and KKUURRTT
out 11/28/25 on Rejection Letters
Tex and Kurt are burned out by modern life and creative failure, but then again who isn’t? When the two friends connect after Kurt takes a soul-numbing job at a massive pop culture toy company, their reunion sparks a chaotic plan to push back against a culture of consumerism that leads them on an absurd nightmare of rebellion, infighting, self-doubt, fandom, corporate success and terrorism. Equal parts Fight Club and Sideways, Pop! explores friendship, authenticity, desperation, and the collapse of art in a world dominated by nostalgia, branding, and three and a half star reviews. Here’s hoping they find some personal growth before the end?
"The retail headquarters for Funko Pop is located in Everett, a sleepy Washington town, 28 miles north of Seattle. That is all I know of Funko, the alleged (to avoid any legal issues) inspiration for the Fucko corporation in Tex Gresham and KKUURRTT's new novel. POP! is not interested in stripping the creative spirit from any intellectual property in hopes of marketability; it is a contemporary study of the last great joy left available to artists: collaboration. The work is almost epistolary in structure; two authors create a world through an exchange of story artifacts, Goodreads and LetterBoxd reviews, AI writing prompts, court transcripts, newspaper headlines, diary entries. This story, about two authors set on creating something, finally, with real heart, is brought to life by their real world counterparts. That's right, it's also autofiction. There is lightning in the bottle of this book in your hands. And joy drips from every page."–Graham Irvin, I Have a Gun"A hilarious metatextual romp that manages to be both scathingly critical and heart-warmingly honest about what it means to consume, what it means to create, what it means to be. In a world that often feels like stiff, dead-eyed plastic, this work actually has something to say."–Riley August, The Last Gifts of the Universe“I inhaled POP! A very funny indictment of pop culture…Unexpectedly poignant.”–Bobby Miller, Situation Nowhere"This book is great if you know how to read. The best INSERT COVER PRICE I’ve ever spent (authors note: they sent it to me for free but still I read it and it was very good)!"–Sam Tallent, Running the Light"I honestly didn't know what the fuck was going on, but I loved it. I read it again, and I still didn't know what the fuck was going on, maybe even less so, but I loved it more. So will you. Read it. It's unlike anything out there."–Mike Sacks, Stinker Lets Loose, This is How We Love: The Foto-Novel, Slouchers