Dear Friends,

The time is here.

After years of writing, critiquing, editing, querying, tweaking, contract signing, design consulting and tagline development, it’s here—the cover of Body Man, my new novel.

May we have a drum roll, please.

Aw c’mon, after all that, at least you can give me a drum roll.

Thank you.

And now, ladies and gentlemen, the cover of Body Man!

*thunderous applause*

Thank you, again.

And thanks to Asya Blue for the open collaboration and, um, killer design.

And not only do we have a cover, we also have pages on Amazon, B&N, and Goodreads. The book is available for pre-order now and delivery to your device or doorstep on April 21.

Here’s the official pitch:

A new president, an Alt-Right rebellion, an assassination attempt gone horribly wrong. Body Man is a deep dive into both sides of the American political divide, a chilling cautionary tale for our times. If you've lived through America's turmoil, or watched it from afar, Body Man will take you on an unforgettable and all too-realistic journey into a frighteningly near future where remaining norms are shattered, familiar lines are blurred, and more than ever, heroes and villains are defined in the eye of the beholder.

In Body Man, you’ll meet Spencer, close personal aide (body man) to a senator who catapults to the presidency on a strong gun control platform, and Carl, a body man of a different sort—a marine corps sniper with a bad conduct discharge who gets drawn into the Alt-Right movement and recruited to assassinate the new president. When the attempt goes horribly wrong, Carl is on the run and Spencer finds himself with more power than a body man should ever have. By the end, one of them is a national hero. Which one might depend on your point of view.

I’m very excited to bring Body Man to the public, and hope you’ll consider making the requisite series clicks.

And one more thing. I’ve started a Substack. For those unfamiliar, Substack is a website on which users essentially have newspaper columns. It gives me a chance to draw on my experience in Washington and around the world to provide perspective on current events, with a healthy dose of my own adventures. You don’t have to join Substack to read, and if you subscribe to my column, for free, you’ll receive notifications via email when I file something new, which will be several times a month.

You can also get notifications and see other short posts by following Al Pessin Author on Facebook and alpessinauthor on Instagram.

Thanks for reading. Click as you will. I’ll keep you posted as Body Man moves to publication.

All best for the rest of the summer,