{"product_id":"the-faking-of-the-president-nineteen-stories-of-white-house-noir-paperback","title":"The Faking of the President: Nineteen Stories of White House Noir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Carlaftes\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGary Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eAlison Gaylin\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***Editor's Choice, \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e*** A literary coup d'etat, that ponders What would the White House be like if U.S. Presidents of the past were not restricted by the time-honored hallmarks and traditional behavior of the office, leaving them free to do whatever they wanted, anytime and anywhere?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eTHE FAKING OF THE PRESIDENT: Nineteen Stories of White House Noir\u003c\/b\u003e pulls back the curtain on the \"new norm\" for America's highest office, with a collection of bizarre new stories by a diverse group of renowned authors that take readers across the chasm of reality into an alternate universe--where Nixon takes a wacky psychedelic trip with Elvis Presley; where a time-traveling renegade targets members of the George Bush administration with disastrous results; where a spy seizes a sudden opportunity for power after Woodrow Wilson's stroke. The stories are outlandish but--when it comes to the White House of today--no longer implausible.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The line-up of award-winning authors includes \u003cb\u003eEric Beetner\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ePeter Carlaftes\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSarah M. Chen\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAngel Luis Col n\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eS. A. Cosby\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eNikki Dolson\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMary Anna Evans\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAdam Lance Garcia\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eDanny Gardner\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAlison Gaylin\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eChristopher Chambers\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eKate Flora\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eGreg Herren\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eGary Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAlex Segura\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eTravis Richardson\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eS. J. Rozan\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAbby Vandiver\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eErica Wright\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In an era where the bar for what is acceptable has shifted beyond what the founding fathers ever imagined, \u003cb\u003eTHE FAKING OF THE PRESIDENT\u003c\/b\u003e is a highly recommended unique creative act of resistance, and a must-have for fans of politics, noir, and speculative fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePETER CARLAFTES a New York-based editor and author. He is editor of three short story collections in the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHave a NYC\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e noir series, and published four other mystery\/noir collections including the Anthony Award-winning anthology \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Obama Inheritance: 15 Stories of Conspiracy Noir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. He is also author of two poetry collections and two play collections. He is co-director of Three Rooms Press. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 21, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769629868320,"sku":"9781941110898","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4edcf45335517b2753fc626d2b4b3778.webp?v=1780352340","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-faking-of-the-president-nineteen-stories-of-white-house-noir-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}