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…