ZOMG! A Social Media Novel
Coming soon, a social media novel. Yes. With all the Twitteractions, Facebook distractions, pop-up interruptus you can handle.
Inspired by Sinclair Lewis’ biting appraisal of contemporary mores, alternative cartoonist Seth’s enchantingly detailed studies of fictional cities, and seasoned with plenty of Jonathan Franzen-esque qualities, ZOMG! takes place in a mid-sized fictitious Ontario city where social media technology touches the lives of ten common people in the run-up to a mayoral election. Media consolidation, midlife crisis, radio piracy, digital addiction, flat-pack furniture, social networking schemes, online narcissism, and vivid visions of hell all feature in this Canadian novel verité masterfully brought to life by Kane X. Faucher.
Read the first few sample chapters downloadable as PDF here
Inspired by Sinclair Lewis’ biting appraisal of contemporary mores, alternative cartoonist Seth’s enchantingly detailed studies of fictional cities, and seasoned with plenty of Jonathan Franzen-esque qualities, ZOMG! takes place in a mid-sized fictitious Ontario city where social media technology touches the lives of ten common people in the run-up to a mayoral election. Media consolidation, midlife crisis, radio piracy, digital addiction, flat-pack furniture, social networking schemes, online narcissism, and vivid visions of hell all feature in this Canadian novel verité masterfully brought to life by Kane X. Faucher.
Read the first few sample chapters downloadable as PDF here