Smoke & Mirrors

Smoke & Mirrors is the third book from internationally bestselling poet Michael Faudet, author of Bitter Sweet Love and Dirty Pretty Things - a finalist in the 2015 Goodreads Readers Choice Awards. Michael Faudet's latest book takes the reader on an emotionally charged journey, exploring the joys of falling madly in love and the melancholy world of the brokenhearted. Beautifully captured in poetry, prose, and short stories, Faudet's whimsical and sometimes erotic writing has captured the hearts and minds of thousands of readers from around the world. * Dirty Pretty Things has sold over 50,000 copies in one year and Bitter Sweet Love has sold 35,000 copies in six months in the US. * Dirty Pretty Things and Bitter Sweet Love have spent 45 and 27 weeks respectively on the Bookscan Poetry Bestseller List and B&N Poetry Bestseller List * Dirty Pretty Things was a finalist in the 2015 Goodreads Readers' Choice Awards and Bitter Sweet Love was a nominee in the 2016 Goodreads Readers' Choice Awards * #1 Bestseller in Love Poems on Amazon * Social as of 5/2/17: Facebook: 717,000 fans; Instagram: 123,000 followers; Twitter: 86,000 followers