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MUD SEASON IBD

KOEHLER BOOKS
03 / 2025
9798888246498
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Sinopsis

'A riotous exploration ofáambition, passion and greed.' -Christopher Smith, theater critic,áThe Orange County Register'A raucous satire of our times that is also an affecting study of family bonds and an acerbic tribute to the flawed, glorious, once-mighty dinosaur that was daily journalism.' -Ana Menendez, critically acclaimed author ofáIn Cuba I Was a German ShepherdáandáThe ApartmentMud Seasonátells the story of Woody Hackworth, a disgraced newspaper reporter and wannabe novelist. Resentful, bored, and looking for a way to get back at his ex-employer, Woody makes a fateful decision: to write an environmental thriller and post chapters online as he goes.His novel-in-progress gains traction in the gossipy snow-belt city of Icarus, New York, but not for reasons Woody wanted. His readers believe Woody is using his fiction to expose his in-laws and their successful family-owned construction business.With each new post, WoodyâÇÖs domestic discord grows, but how can he stop now? HeâÇÖs almost famous.Mud Seasonámerrily wallows in the classic conflict between ambition and family, digs into the murky perils of online notoriety, and slings a comic-tragic elegy to the daily newspaper.

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