Publisher's Synopsis
- Perfect for Fans of Black Mirror: The Appetite Factory is an inventive picaresque and absurdly hilarious critique of society's addiction to recreational outrage. It's a clever and highly entertaining take on the all-too-familiar crises of the scandal-obsessed news cycle and the capitalist marketing machine.
- Absurdist Fiction for the Post-Truth Era: The Appetite Factory is Man in the Gray Flannel Suit and A Confederacy of Dunces set against contemporary consumer culture and the rise of social media mobs.
- Author Platform: Jon Gingerich's stories and essays have appeared in such notable publications as The Saturday Evening Post, The Nervous Breakdown, The Malahat Review, Grist, Stand Magazine, The New York Press, LitReactor, and elsewhere. He is a well-connected writing instructor at the Gotham Writer's Workshop and with LitReactor.
