{"product_id":"true-lies","title":"True Lies: The Art of Reality Television","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n \u003ca class=\"active\" href=\"#tab1\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab2\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab3\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n \n \u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"active\" id=\"tab1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA provocative, eye-opening look at a genre long dismissed as trash television. Featuring interviews with dozens of reality hosts and stars, including Jeff Probst and Gordon Ramsay, and with insights into its history, production, and ethics, \u003ci\u003eTrue Lies\u003c\/i\u003e will change the way you look at reality television forever. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003ci\u003eSurvivor\u003c\/i\u003e premiered on CBS in the early summer of 2000, it seemed like a cut-and-dry novelty: interesting, and immensely popular, but almost certainly doomed to be short-lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s not just that \u003ci\u003eSurvivor\u003c\/i\u003e is still, 25 years later, on the air, pulling in huge ratings across its now 50 seasons. Reality television has transitioned from a widely derided flash in the pan to a fully legitimized medium enjoyed by millions of households across a huge variety of formats. From the observational drama of \u003ci\u003eKeeping Up with the Kardashians\u003c\/i\u003e to competitive cooking shows like \u003ci\u003eTop Chef\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHell’s Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e, it’s clear that reality isn’t going anywhere — it’s even made the leap to streaming, with shows like \u003ci\u003eLove Is Blind\u003c\/i\u003e proving that reality is here to stay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrue Lies: The Art of Reality Television\u003c\/i\u003e, from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e reporter Calum Marsh, is about the history, the present, and the future of reality television — what it means, how it happened, and where it’s taking us. Featuring revealing long-form interviews with the stars, producers, and hosts of some of the most popular reality shows, including Jeff Probst and Gordon Ramsay, as well as deep writing on reality TV’s psychological and sociological dimensions, this book takes a hard look at a much-maligned genre from its origins in scientific experimentation to its decades-long evolution into what it is today. From the game show cheating scandals of the 1960s to the phenomena of \u003ci\u003eWho Wants to Be a Millionaire\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSurvivor\u003c\/i\u003e, from network hits like \u003ci\u003eThe Amazing Race \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBig Brother\u003c\/i\u003e to modern streaming classics like \u003ci\u003eChef’s Table\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLast One Laughing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrue Lies\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive study of the format that leaves no stone unturned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAvailable September 15, 2026. 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A long-time contributor to the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, his work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e. 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