Boomsday

The New York Times–bestselling dark satire about generational warfare when a young blogger places Boomers in the crosshairs of a ruthless politician.

“Effortlessly witty . . . Boomsday achieves the benchmark of good satire, creating a world of ideas so ridiculous—and people so recognizable—that we mistake it for our own. Almost.” —Paste

Outraged over the mounting Social Security debt, Cassandra Devine, a charismatic 29-year-old blogger and member of Generation Whatever, incites massive cultural warfare when she politely suggests that Baby Boomers be given government incentives to kill themselves by age seventy-five. Her modest proposal catches fire with millions of citizens, chief among them “an ambitious senator seeking the presidency.”

With the help of Washington's greatest spin doctor, the blogger and the politician try to ride the issue of euthanasia for Boomers (called “transitioning”) all the way to the White House, over the objections of the Religious Right, and of course, the Baby Boomers, who are deeply offended by demonstrations on the golf courses of their retirement resorts.

“A wickedly funny idea . . . amusing and convincing . . . a highly readable novel with flip-page howlers.” —St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“A great story . . . keeps you laughing through its all-too-realistic portrayals of political manipulators, spinmeisters, and members of the generation that loves itself like no other.” —Bloomberg.com