Bad Americans: Immigrants Unite! (The Human Tragedy)

"A Timeless Masterpiece" "A Landmark Literary Event" "A Genre-Defying Tour De Force" "A Masterpiece of Literary Fiction" "A Moral Reckoning" "A Panoramic Portrait of the American Experience" "A Literary Time Capsule and a Mirror" "Fearless, Thought-Provoking, and Utterly Absorbing" "A Must Read"Critics and readers are raving about BAD AMERICANS aka The Great American Pandemic Novel, one of the most ambitious and innovative books of the decade!BAD AMERICANS has won 23 Literary Honors (PART I 17, PART II 6). These include 8 Firebird Awards incl. Best Overall Fiction Book for PART I; 3 Literary Global Indie Author Awards; BestsellersWorld Award; Pacific Book Award; 2 Literary Titan Gold Awards; Wishing Shelf Award; Reader Views Award; and many others.It's Summer 2020 and the Covid-19 Pandemic is raging. New York City has been locked down for months. 12 diverse Americans, lonely and single, are selected via a dating app competition by billionaire Olive Mixer to stay at his ornate Hamptons mansion complex for 12 nights.During the day, the guests meet, compete, date, dine, flirt and fight. Each night, one must tell the group a story.Their tales range widely in subject, style, length and decorum. Many stories respond to each other. They trigger passionate debate and fiery resistance. They change how characters perceive each other and affect the trajectory of the frame narrative. They make us ponder the nature of storytelling itself.All 12 stories can be enjoyed independently and are being published as eBooks ahead of the publication of the frame novel to be released in two Parts. Please scroll down for the full release schedule."Immigrants Unite!" or "Cathy's Story," is a spoken word poem and second tale in BAD AMERICANS. The narrator of "Immigrants Unite!" Cathy Wei Quan, is a student in social work from Elmhurst in Queens, NY. Her story, about an undocumented Chinese immigrant trying to survive during the pandemic, is a moving and entertaining story about discrimination and hopeful perseverance told in an engaging and hilarious rhythmic style.BAD AMERICANS: PART I & PART II are the next volumes in the anthology series THE HUMAN TRAGEDY. Kirkus Reviews said the first volume, GOOD AMERICANS, "speaks volumes about the human condition and modern life in America."Current Publishing Schedule for BAD AMERICANS:Individual internal stories released as Kindle eBooks:"On the Frontlines" (aka Andrea's Story, novelette) -- March 15, 2025"Immigrants Unite!" (aka Cathy's Story, spoken word poetic tale) -- April 15, 2025"Corona Chaos" (aka Taylor's Story, short story) -- May 15, 2025"Black Boy's Ballad" (aka Rashan's Story, novella) -- June 15, 2025"Mason Mayhem" (aka Ricard's Story, novelette) -- July 15, 2025"Love Liability" (aka Nalini's Story, novelette) -- August 15, 2025Part One of Novel containing six stories above, in hardcover, paperback, and eBook formats:BAD AMERICANS: PART I (frame novel with six stories) -- September 15, 2025Individual internal stories released as Kindle Ebooks:"Barcelona Blasphemy" (aka Lisa's Story, novelette) -- October 15, 2025"ISIS Crisis" (aka Khassan's Story, short story) -- November 15, 2025"A Model Citizen" (aka Hayley's Story, novelette) -- December 15, 2025"Cape Conundrum" (aka Pritesh's Story, novelette) -- January 15, 2026"The Manchurian Algerian" (aka Sylvania's Story, novelette) -- February 15, 2026"Dope Double Ditty" (aka Angela's Story, novella) -- March 15, 2026Part Two of Novel containing six stories above, in hardcover, paperback, and eBook formats:BAD AMERICANS: PART II (frame novel with six stories) -- April 15, 2026 Read more