Synopsis
*THE HEARTBREAKING, FUNNY AND SHOCKINGLY HONEST MEMOIR FROM ANTHONY KAVANAGH, AKA 90S POP STAR AND HEARTTHROB, KAVANA*
'I devoured it in two sittings' - MARIAN KEYES
'Jaw-dropping, intense and so well-written. I urge you to read it' - DONNA ASHWORTH
'Darkly comic' - GUARDIAN
'A wild, moving and ultimately redemptive ride through the highs and horrors of fame, addiction, grief and survival. Unflinching and unmissable' - HEAT *****
'An inspiring story from such an inspiring person' - CHRISTIE WATSON
'My name is Anthony, but some people know me as Kavana or Kav. I've been called a pop star, a has-been, a heartthrob and a mess. I've been all of them. I once thought fame would give me everything I wanted. Wrong wish. This is my story about life as a 90s pop star, a lost decade in Hollywood, addiction, homelessness, and what it's like being an outsider, desperately trying to get back into a world that's moved on without you. But when things fall apart, it doesn't always mean it's the end. Sometimes it can be the making of you, just not the version you expected.'
Pop Scars is a story told with fearless honesty that's as funny as it is heartbreaking, chronicling the highs, the lows and the chaos of hitting rock bottom and then finding out that rock bottom has a basement.
'I devoured it in two sittings' - MARIAN KEYES
'Jaw-dropping, intense and so well-written. I urge you to read it' - DONNA ASHWORTH
'Darkly comic' - GUARDIAN
'A wild, moving and ultimately redemptive ride through the highs and horrors of fame, addiction, grief and survival. Unflinching and unmissable' - HEAT *****
'An inspiring story from such an inspiring person' - CHRISTIE WATSON
'My name is Anthony, but some people know me as Kavana or Kav. I've been called a pop star, a has-been, a heartthrob and a mess. I've been all of them. I once thought fame would give me everything I wanted. Wrong wish. This is my story about life as a 90s pop star, a lost decade in Hollywood, addiction, homelessness, and what it's like being an outsider, desperately trying to get back into a world that's moved on without you. But when things fall apart, it doesn't always mean it's the end. Sometimes it can be the making of you, just not the version you expected.'
Pop Scars is a story told with fearless honesty that's as funny as it is heartbreaking, chronicling the highs, the lows and the chaos of hitting rock bottom and then finding out that rock bottom has a basement.
Details
23 July 2026
9781785123153Imprint: Blink Publishing
