“The stories put arrows in the red …. with ‘Manchurian Candidate’-style Cold War paranoia … exploitation … actual history and first ladies who are the power behind the throne. … The actual present is left until last, when Carlaftes himself appears for an audacious final story.” — —The New York Times Book Review
“19 speculative stories in this highly entertaining anthology show U.S. presidents behaving badly, some with the same impunity as the current occupant of the White House…. Fans of alternate history will have fun. This is the perfect diversion” —Publishers Weekly
“A wild, rollicking ride through the corridors of power both past and present. These stories are dark, humorous and thoughtful.” —T. J. English, New York Times Best Selling author of Havana Nocturne and The Westies
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? THE FAKING OF THE PRESIDENT: Nineteen Stories of White House Noir 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—strange behavior and kinky, zany antics are no longer implausible.
THE FAKING OF THE PRESIDENT: Nineteen Stories of White House Noir 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—strange behavior and kinky, zany antics are no longer implausible.
Spinning new tales of White House noir, these yarns confirm that absolute power—minus checks and balances—absolutely corrupts. THE FAKING OF THE PRESIDENT acknowledges the wacko state of politics today, and openly wonders how far down the rabbit hole the American presidency can go.
The line-up of award-winning authors includes Eric Beetner, Peter Carlaftes, Christopher Chambers, Sarah M. Chen, Angel Luis Colon, S. A. Cosby, Nikki Dolson, Mary Anna Evans, Kate Flora, Adam Lance Garcia, Danny Gardner, Alison Gaylin, Greg Herren, Gary Phillips, Travis Richardson, S. J. Rozan, Alex Segura, Abby Vandiver, and Erica Wright.
In an era where the bar for what is acceptable has shifted beyond what the founding fathers ever imagined, THE FAKING OF THE PRESIDENT is a highly recommended unique creative act of resistance, and a must-have for fans of politics, noir, and speculative fiction.
THE FAKING OF THE PRESIDENT: Twenty Tales of White House Noir, Edited by Peter Carlaftes;
978-1-941110-89-8 (ebook: 978-1-941110-90-4); 360 pages; $16; Trade Paper Original; Pub Date: April 21, 2020
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About the Editor
Peter Carlaftes has edited three noir anthologies and published a total of eight mystery/noir collections, including the Anthony Award-winning The Obama Inheritance, which is the companion piece to The Faking of the President. The next milestone he’s waiting for is #46.
In addition to being the author of more than 20 short stories, he is a poet with two full-length collections (Drunkyard Dog and I Fold With the Hand I Was Dealt), and playwright with more than 15 produced plays and two collections (Triumvirate and Teatrophy). He is the co-director of Three Rooms Press.
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