Bad Americans: Part I (The Human Tragedy Book 2)

"A Timeless Masterpiece" "A Landmark Literary Event" "A Genre-Defying Tour De Force" "A Masterpiece of Literary Fiction" "A Moral Reckoning" "A Panoramic Portrait of the American Experience" "A Literary Time Capsule and a Mirror" "Fearless, Thought-Provoking, and Utterly Absorbing" "A Must Read"Critics and readers are raving about BAD AMERICANS aka The Great American Pandemic Novel, one of the most ambitious and innovative books of the decade!PART I has won 17 Literary Honors: 4 Firebird Awards incl. Best Fiction Book; 3 Literary Global Indie Author Awards; BestsellersWorld Award; Pencraft Award; Pacific Book Award; Literary Titan Gold Award; Wishing Shelf Award; Reader Views Award; International Impact Book Award; Book Excellence Award; Maxy Award; Indies Today Award.PART II has won 6 Literary Honors: 4 Firebird Awards, Literary Titan Gold Award and Indies Today Award.It's Summer 2020 and the Covid-19 Pandemic is raging. New York City has been locked down for months. 12 diverse Americans, lonely and single, are selected via a dating app competition by billionaire Olive Mixer to stay at his ornate Hamptons mansion complex for 12 nights.During the day, the guests meet, compete, date, dine, flirt and fight. Each night, one must tell the group a story.Their tales range widely in subject, style, length and decorum. Many stories respond to each other. They trigger passionate debate and fiery resistance. They change how characters perceive each other and affect the trajectory of the frame narrative.In BAD AMERICANS: PART I, you'll hear from: Andrea Mendoza, a front line nurse; Taylor Williams, a conservative former Army Lieutenant; Cathy Wei Quan, an idealistic social work student; Ricard Shaw, a QAnon-influenced biker; Rashan Hall, an elementary school teacher; and Nalini Shah, a privileged lawyer.In BAD AMERICANS: PART II, you'll hear from: Hayley Clark, a beautiful model; Pritesh Lakshmi, a neurotic engineer; Lisa Applebaum, a liberal blogger; Khassan Murdashev, an Uber driver and part-time comic; Sylvania, a seamstress and former fashion icon; and Angela Diaz, a hair salon operator.BAD AMERICANS PARTS I & II are the next volumes in the anthology series THE HUMAN TRAGEDY. Kirkus Reviews said the first volume, GOOD AMERICANS, "speaks volumes about the human condition and modern life in America."Publishing Schedule for BAD AMERICANS:Individual internal stories released as Kindle eBooks:"On the Frontlines" (aka Andrea's Story, novelette) -- March 15, 2025"Immigrants Unite!" (aka Cathy's Story, spoken word poetic tale) -- April 15, 2025"Corona Chaos" (aka Taylor's Story, short story) -- May 15, 2025"Black Boy's Ballad" (aka Rashan's Story, novella) -- June 15, 2025"Mason Mayhem" (aka Ricard's Story, novelette) -- July 15, 2025"Love Liability" (aka Nalini's Story, novelette) -- August 15, 2025Part One of Novel containing frame narrative and six stories above, in hardcover, paperback, and eBook format:BAD AMERICANS PART I (frame novel with six stories) -- September 15, 2025Individual internal stories released as Kindle eBooks:"Barcelona Blasphemy" (aka Lisa's Story, novelette) -- October 15, 2025"ISIS Crisis" (aka Khassan's Story, short story) -- November 15, 2025"A Model Citizen" (aka Hayley's Story, novelette) -- December 15, 2025"Cape Conundrum" (aka Pritesh's Story, novelette) -- January 15, 2026"The Manchurian Algerian" (aka Sylvania's Story, novelette) -- February 15, 2026"Dope Double Ditty" (aka Angela's Story, novella) -- March 15, 2026Part Two of Novel containing frame narrative and six stories above, in hardcover, paperback, and eBook format:BAD AMERICANS PART II (frame novel with six stories) -- April 15, 2026 Read more