Utopia PR - by Adam Bender (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>A sci-fi satire about a public relations rep seeking work-life balance while managing crisis after crisis for a dystopian American president.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Humor Book Winner in the 2021 IndieReader Discovery Awards</strong></p><p>A sci-fi satire about seeking work-life balance while doing public relations for an authoritarian president. </p><p>PR extraordinaire Blake Hamner (the <em>n</em> is silent) put off his honeymoon for his big break: joining a major political campaign for president. Now, the "Hammer" struggles to make time for his marriage as Crisis Communications Manager for Our Leader, who since taking power has become increasingly mad and totalitarian.</p><p>The Hammer starts to reconsider his career choices when one of Our Leader's savage steel hounds attacks the Comms team at a press conference. He'd love to talk about his erratic job with his wife, Triple-N news anchor Maria Worthington, but they have a rule: the broadcast journalist doesn't ask Blake for inside information about his work, and the spin doctor doesn't use their relationship as leverage on what Maria reports. They say you shouldn't keep things from each other in a marriage, but it's OK-the only secrets between Blake and Maria are professional.</p><p>When a revolutionary levels grave allegations against Our Leader-and accuses Blake of distributing disinformation and propaganda to cover it up-the PR rep who thought he could talk his way out of any crisis finds himself utterly trapped in a dystopian job.</p><p>"In a tale that's reminiscent of political farces such as the HBO TV series <em>Veep</em>, Bender employs a smooth, amusing, and straightforward prose style that's briskly paced," says <em>Kirkus Reviews</em>. "Its tone is irreverent, and readers looking for a quick chuckle will likely enjoy Bender's winking comedy, which is punctuated with genuinely sweet, sincere moments."</p><p>"A dystopian novel laced with intrigue, science fiction, romance and humor," writes Gail Kaufman in a review for <em>Reedsy Discovery</em>. "I recommend this book to fans of dystopia who would appreciate a comedic writing style and the underlying themes of marital challenges, finding your purpose, diversity and manipulation through social media."</p><p>Adam Bender is an award-winning journalist and author of speculative fiction that explores modern-day societal fears with a mix of action, romance and humor. He is the author of <em>The Wanderer and the New West</em>, <em>Divided We Fall</em> and <em>We, The Watched.</em></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"In a tale that's reminiscent of political farces such as the HBO TV series <em>Veep</em>, Bender employs a smooth, amusing, and straightforward prose style that's briskly paced ... Its tone is irreverent, and readers looking for a quick chuckle will likely enjoy Bender's winking comedy, which is punctuated with genuinely sweet, sincere moments." -- <em>Kirkus Reviews</em></p><p>"Sharp and witty, the novel <em>Utopia PR</em> is a free range political send-up set in a chaotic, perplexing, and familiar future world." -- <em>Foreword Reviews</em></p><p>"It is a fun and efficient book, but also scary: like all good fiction, it uses sarcasm to make readers think about the world outside." -- IndieReader</em></p><p>"Philadelphia writer Adam Bender's new novel Utopia PR, a political satire set in a dystopian Washington, DC, offers a brisk and entertaining sendup of politics and the media, two machines driven by capitalism and ambition." -- <em>Broad Street Review</em></p><p>"Utopia PR</em> is extremely well-written with humor, wit and imagination, and it's a lighthearted, uplifting vision into the dark times we're facing." -- IndieMuse</em></p><p>"A dystopian novel laced with intrigue, science fiction, romance and humor ... I recommend this book to fans of dystopia who would appreciate a comedic writing style and the underlying themes of marital challenges, finding your purpose, diversity and manipulation through social media." -- <em>Reedsy Discovery</em></p><p><br></p><br>
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