High above the crowd in the ballroom of the Statler Hotel, in downtown Dallas, the dark curtains that hide the balcony ripple and part. The writer Colleen Hoover’s head emerges directly under a fluorescent light, looking white and lunar against the fabric. She props her right elbow on the railing, rubbing her hand at a spot under the high neck of a frilly white dress. She leans forward, surveying the crowd like a child before a recital.The hundreds of women below—I count four men including Hoover’s husband, Heath—begin to notice her one by one and gaze up at her like she’s a deity. The event, titled “Mani-fest 2024: Main Character Energy,” has been organized by the nail polish brand Olive and June to celebrate Hoover’s…
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