Publishing a novel only a few months after events portrayed in the book would have been “extremely difficult, if not impossible” through normal channels says the author of American Fascism, a mystery that takes place during the period from the 2020 presidential election through to Joe Biden’s inauguration. “Really the only way to do an ‘instant novel’ like this was to do it all myself,” says Gary Engler, who wrote, edited, and designed the interior of the fourth book in the FAKE NEWS series. “Fortunately, I have the skill set because of my background in newspapers and book publishing.” Engler says…
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Even serious people who understand the need to change the world need entertaining, compelling page turners to enjoy reading during their down time, says the author of the FAKE NEWS series which is set in an era of resurgent right wing extremism, growing economic inequality, disappearing jobs for journalists and a U.S. president who constantly attacks the media. “I wrote the four books to be both entertaining and informative,” says Gary Engler, a former journalist at one of Canada’s largest daily newspapers. “We live in a time where knowing what is going on in the world is more important than…