{"product_id":"electric-orange-9798999882400","title":"Electric Orange","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA runaway psychologist. A rogue publicist. A reluctant biographer. A dare that shakes the nation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eElectric Orange\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a darkly comic novel about memory, media, and the line between brilliance and delusion. Part psychological mystery, part alternate history, it's a portrait of a person and nation that can't tell the difference between psychosis and prophecy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a social psychologist has a nervous breakdown on national television, the last thing he expects is to become a populist icon. But when his sarcastic rant is taken literally by America's angriest fringes, Pieter Verboom becomes the accidental prophet of a movement he wants nothing to do with. Desperate to disappear, he's hounded by his unhinged publicist, Ella Walker, who sees disaster as branding gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold through the eyes of Santo Vera-Verboom's loyal student and reluctant caretaker-\u003cem\u003eElectric Orange\u003c\/em\u003e unfolds as a darkly comic satire in the form of a psychological mystery. From Washington D.C., to Flagstaff, Venice Beach, Portland, and Seattle, Santo records his mentor's unraveling thoughts as a nation mistakes irony for gospel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of Don DeLillo, Gary Shteyngart, Ottessa Moshfegh, Paul Beatty, and R.F. Kuang, \u003cem\u003eElectric Orange\u003c\/em\u003e blends psychological depth with biting wit. At once serious and absurd, \u003cem\u003eElectric Orange\u003c\/em\u003e is written with the clarity of social science, the bite of satire, and the rhythm of a page-turner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of \u003cem\u003e1984\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIt Can't Happen Here\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Plot Against America\u003c\/em\u003e, this novel distills, exposes, and thrills with wit and urgency. Through vivid characters and luminous prose, it draws readers so deeply into its world they scarcely realize they've become part of the thought experiment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoortinga, T. J.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - TJ Poortinga writes psychological fiction laced with mystery, satire, and just enough truth to make you howl. Raised among dairy farmers in an immigrant enclave of Washington State, he was groomed for the clergy and trained accordingly. In college, he was recruited by a network of political activists disguised as a prayer club-one of many experiences that would later fuel his writing. After teaching high school for two years, he ghostwrote for a conservative radio pundit before making a dramatic exit from the movement, complete with existential crisis. His work is darkly funny, unexpectedly tender, and pulses with the energy of a fever dream and the timing of a well-told joke.","brand":"Peep Stone Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51734853320978,"sku":"9798999882400","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_181a2106-f197-489f-87e9-1d4de513f403.jpg?v=1763489866","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/electric-orange-9798999882400","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}