Gary Phillips, the excellent writer of such under-appreciated novels as The Jook* and Bangers, is writing a serialized novel for The Nation.
Here's the description:
Political fact marries political fiction in Citizen Kang, an online serialized novel that unfolds in weekly installments on The Nation.com throughout Campaign 08.
I haven't read it yet, but Gary is a fine writer, so it's worth checking out. It's a shame Gary isn't still writing and publishing crime fiction.
*If you're a fan of George Pelecanos, I recommend you read The Jook. It's a book that most people aren't familiar with, but it's very good.
Edit: It turns out my impression of Gary's publishing hiatus was, fortunately, exaggerated. He has two anthologies coming out later this year: Politics Noir, which he edited, from Verso, featuring stories from the likes of Ken Bruen, John Shannon and Sujata Massey; and The Darker Mask, edgy prose superhero stories from Tor, which he co-edited with Chris Chambers, featuring stories from Walter Mosley, Naomi Hirahara, Lorenzo Carcaterra and others.
Gary has also written another serialized online story, the novella The Underbelly, which can be read on FourStory and will be published in hardcover later this year by PM Press.
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