{"id":102040,"date":"2026-06-23T12:46:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T11:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/?post_type=product&#038;p=102040"},"modified":"2026-06-23T12:46:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T11:46:37","slug":"fictional-selves","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/product\/fictional-selves\/","title":{"rendered":"Fictional Selves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this highly anticipated memoir, the beloved actor and star of Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Sex and the City and more shares his utterly original account of his offbeat journey in Hollywood, his battles with fear and fame, and the projects that shaped him\u2014and created a cult icon. Everywhere I go I am followed by a mystery man.<\/p>\n<p>Kyle MacLachlan\u2019s funny, moving, and playfully self-aware memoir charts a career that could belong to no other. Plucked from obscurity to star in David Lynch\u2019s Dune, the Hollywood blockbuster that never was, MacLachlan rebounded with a startling performance in Lynch\u2019s provocative masterpiece Blue Velvet, which would mark him as a master of the unusual and ultimately lead to his career-defining role as Agent Dale Cooper on the TV sensation Twin Peaks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fictional Selves<\/strong> is a book of doppelgangers, with MacLachlan mirrored by his own prodding ego (\u201cOther Kyle\u201d), the iconic characters he inhabited, and the ones that eluded his grasp but gave him a profound and surprising lens onto himself as a person and a performer. Taking us to the heights of critical success for Blue Velvet to the depths of the backyard pool in his infamous (and delightful) Showgirls love scene, MacLachlan brings us into the mind of one of the most distinctive actors of his generation, offering profound insights on collaborators like David Lynch, Laura Dern, Dennis Hopper, Anthony Hopkins, and more. Featuring lessons learned the hard way about ambition, love, and fatherhood, this memoir is an honest look into the remarkable\u2014and often unpredictable\u2014life of an enduring and endearing Hollywood icon.<\/p>\n<!-- Jellybooks Discovery Plugin: Not on a regular page -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pre-order your signed and discounted copy here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Due to publish 29th September 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hardback, 320pp<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":102041,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[401,9499],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-102040","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-biography","7":"product_cat-signed-copies-preorder","9":"first","10":"onbackorder","11":"sale","12":"taxable","13":"shipping-taxable","14":"purchasable","15":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fictional Selves - Borzoi Bookshop<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Pre-order your signed and discounted copy here.  Due to publish 29th September 2026.  Hardback, 320pp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/product\/fictional-selves\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fictional Selves - Borzoi Bookshop\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Pre-order your signed and discounted copy here.  Due to publish 29th September 2026.  Hardback, 320pp\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/product\/fictional-selves\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Borzoi Bookshop\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fictional-Selves.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"421\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"WebPage\",\"ItemPage\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/product\\\/fictional-selves\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/product\\\/fictional-selves\\\/\",\"name\":\"Fictional Selves - Borzoi Bookshop\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/product\\\/fictional-selves\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/product\\\/fictional-selves\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/Fictional-Selves.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-23T11:46:37+00:00\",\"description\":\"Pre-order your signed and discounted copy here. Due to publish 29th September 2026. Hardback, 320pp\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/product\\\/fictional-selves\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/product\\\/fictional-selves\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/product\\\/fictional-selves\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/Fictional-Selves.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/Fictional-Selves.jpg\",\"width\":421,\"height\":640},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/product\\\/fictional-selves\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Shop\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Fictional Selves\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/\",\"name\":\"Borzoi Bookshop\",\"description\":\"An independent bookseller of more than 40 years located in Stow-on-the-Wold, in the heart of the Cotswolds.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Borzoi Bookshop\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/11\\\/borzoi_illustration_right.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/11\\\/borzoi_illustration_right.jpg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":257,\"caption\":\"The Borzoi Bookshop\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\\\/shop\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Fictional Selves - Borzoi Bookshop","description":"Pre-order your signed and discounted copy here.  Due to publish 29th September 2026.  Hardback, 320pp","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/product\/fictional-selves\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Fictional Selves - Borzoi Bookshop","og_description":"Pre-order your signed and discounted copy here.  Due to publish 29th September 2026.  Hardback, 320pp","og_url":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/product\/fictional-selves\/","og_site_name":"Borzoi Bookshop","og_image":[{"width":421,"height":640,"url":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fictional-Selves.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["WebPage","ItemPage"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/product\/fictional-selves\/","url":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/product\/fictional-selves\/","name":"Fictional Selves - Borzoi Bookshop","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/product\/fictional-selves\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/product\/fictional-selves\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fictional-Selves.jpg","datePublished":"2026-06-23T11:46:37+00:00","description":"Pre-order your signed and discounted copy here. Due to publish 29th September 2026. Hardback, 320pp","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/product\/fictional-selves\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/product\/fictional-selves\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/product\/fictional-selves\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fictional-Selves.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fictional-Selves.jpg","width":421,"height":640},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/product\/fictional-selves\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Shop","item":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Fictional Selves"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/","name":"Borzoi Bookshop","description":"An independent bookseller of more than 40 years located in Stow-on-the-Wold, in the heart of the Cotswolds.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/#organization","name":"The Borzoi Bookshop","url":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/borzoi_illustration_right.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/borzoi_illustration_right.jpg","width":300,"height":257,"caption":"The Borzoi Bookshop"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/102040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=102040"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=102040"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.borzoibookshop.co.uk\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=102040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}