First published 2020
New York Times bestselling author Mark Childress found his world turned upside down as Donald Trump ascended to the presidency. Like countless liberal Americans, he watched his familiar reality crumble. Rather than despair, Childress picked up his pen and began documenting the chaos day by day. His journal became a hunt for humor amid the madness of American politics under Trump. From Vietnam memories to New Orleans observations to the Women's March, Childress transforms each bewildering moment into comedy gold. He captures the absurd, the ridiculous, and the utterly unbelievable episodes that defined those years. The pages overflow with photographs, social media posts, silly poems, song lyrics, and deliberate misinformation. Childress serves up a full buffet of political shenanigans and nonsense. For readers driven to distraction by Trump and his associates but ready to find laughter in the wreckage, this book offers the perfect remedy.
Genres: american-fiction, humor, american, contemporary, 21st-century
Vibes: darkly-humorous, fast-paced, thought-provoking
Tropes: satire, unreliable-narrator
Setting: New York, New Orleans, Vietnam
Period: Trump Presidency
260 pages · Paperback · Independently published