SOMETHING NEW UNDER THE SUN
I’m halfway through Alexandra Kleeman’s new novel SOMETHING NEW UNDER THE SUN and thus far, it’s about as fun as a dystopian novel about droughts, wildfires, and capitalist brainwashing can be. The middle-aged protagonist, Patrick, has moved out to Los Angeles to work as a Production Assistant on a shoddy adaptation of his only successful novel. And out in Cali, the only thing running more rampant than the wildfires, Patrick quickly finds, is the proliferation of WAT-R, a water substitute that everyone drinks, bathes in, and uses to fill their pools—you know, the important stuff. I haven’t read far enough into the book to spoil what happens next, but the book is certainly more plot-driven than Kleeman’s previous novel YOU TOO CAN HAVE A BODY LIKE MINE, which I also recommend… perfect for your end-of-summer, Covid-friendly, lazy outdoor reading afternoons!
—Julia Hammer, Director of Production
