Bøker av Marty Beckerman

- One of New York Magazine's 10 Best Comedy Books of 2023 -Our feline cyborg hero must prevent climate "apawcalypse" by zapping back to 2000 and electing Purrsident Al Gore in this humorous sci-fi adventure. "Clearly influenced by The Time Machine and Slaughterhouse-Five, it's actually a well constructed time-travel novel ... eliminating paradoxes and plot holes so common in the genre. ... It's funny but poignant, ridiculous but bittersweet."-New York Magazine "Somehow, it really works! Congrats to Marty on putting something very fun and very weird into the world."-Kat Rosenfield, co-author (with Stan Lee) of A Trick of Light: Stan Lee's Alliances "This is good goofy fun. ... [A]n entertaining story with heart ... that will resonate with a lot of people, especially millennials."-Ankler Media "[E]xemplary in its structure, organization, and pacing. ... This is a different twist on a time travel story that is reminiscent of Philip K. Dick. A unique concept of technology that many pet lovers may wish was possible."-Judge, Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards 2040: Earth's in trouble. Brilliant inventor Dr. Tara Switcher, an elder millennial (like all millennials), tried to save the environment, but politicians banned her controversial technology. Now she's surviving day to day with Blink, her sweetly optimistic, brain-chipped kitty. 2000: There's still hope. Tara is a punk-rock teenage activist who can't persuade anybody of anything ... until her zealous antics in Florida spoil everything for eco-friendly Vice President Al Gore. And for the rest of humanity. (Oops.) But can history be unwritten? Can hisstory? The future Dr. Switcher discovers a way back to her stubborn younger self ... and if she can't alter the darkest timeline, then maybe Blink can. The Time Meowchine is a bonkers yet heartfelt story of interspecies friendship across the multiverse (multifurse) that will leave readers purring. Praise for Other Books by the Author: "[A] laugh-out-loud parody..."-USA Today "[H]ilarious..."-Yale Daily News "[F]unny..."-Kirkus Reviews "Beckerman attacks the hot-button issues with a hilariously irreverent humor that makes you squirm, ponder and laugh..."-PopMatters "[R]aucous..."-Booklist "Amusing, and often laugh-out-loud... Beckerman's research is, to put it in very clear terms, exceptional."-The Guardian "[A] surprisingly nuanced critique of contemporary culture."-Washington City Paper "Funny and gleefully provocative."-The Boston Phoenix "Beckerman ... manages to capture something essential about our generation."-The Brown Daily Herald "It is tempting to cut and paste huge blockquotes of Beckerman brilliantly skewering ... but the choosing would be too difficult."-Decibel Magazine "[F]unny, smart, and satirical..."-Vol. 1 Brooklyn "[Y]ou won't be able to hold in your laughter..."-The Oregon Daily Emerald "Endlessly surprising, totally original, and very powerful... Highly recommended."-Joe Weisberg, creator of FX's The Americans

On the eve of their thirtieth birthday, twin brothers Jake and Zack Hind-bankrupt from the recession and obsessed with the lost golden era of the 1990s-drunkenly create a Kickstarter crowdfunding page for '90s ISLAND, a tropical commune dedicated to recreating that beloved, carefree decade. When they wake up, Generation Y has collectively pledged millions of dollars.At first it's a thrilling return to the twentieth century: '90s fashions, '90s music, '90s slang, '90s video games, even '90s junk food...but the fun turns to horror when Zack seizes dictatorial power, banning everything from modern books to medicine. Jake must stop his brother-but first he must conquer his own nostalgia.From Marty Beckerman, author of #1 Amazon.com best-selling parody The Heming Way ("laugh-out-loud"-USA Today), comes a hilarious, poignant literary treatment of the 1990s revival that asks the ultimate millennial question: "What's My Age Again?"

The first exploration of the sex lives of modern teens, as reported from the frontlines by twenty-year-old Marty Beckerman. Innovatively combining fact and fiction, the book is filled with mind-shattering stats, news reports, and confessions from adolescents nationwide about the new American "e;Hook-Up Culture,"e; in which 7,700 kids lose their virginity every day. Far from religious proselytizing, Generation S.L.U.T. seeks to find the balance between sexual freedom and sexual responsibility, and even the most cynical readers (not to mention parents) will find themselves speechless and heartbroken. Blunt and brutal, tackling everything from preteen oral sex to gun violence, sexual assault, and suicide, Beckerman's tour de force through contemporary adolescence will leave you stunned, breathless, and ultimately horrified.