Why Visit America: Stories

by Matthew Baker and Matthew Baker

Book Overview

Equal parts speculative and satirical, the stories in Why Visit America form an exegesis of our current political predicament, while offering an eloquent plea for connection and hope.

The citizens of Plainfield, Texas, have had it with the broke-down United States. So they vote to secede, rename themselves America in memory of their former country, and happily set themselves up to receive tourists from their closest neighbor:...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250237203
• ISBN13: 9781250237200
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.3"