Waiting for Al Gore
Buy the Book: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop, Books-A-MillionTitle: Waiting for Al Gore
Published by: Flexible Press
Release Date: February 20, 2024
Pages: 272
ISBN13: 979-8988721321
COMING FEBRUARY 2024
Overview
Rachel Seagrave, EarthKare’s visionary founder, is at the end of her tether. Organizing an international conference for environmental activists on a shoestring budget with a team of bumbling comrades was never going to be easy. But there was always the hope that Nobel Prize winner Al Gore would appear in time to galvanize the faithful.
Lenny Beibel, environmental journalist, travels to the remote Vermont compound where the conference will be held. Upon discovering Gore will be a no-show, replaced by bombastic self-help guru Henry “On Your” Marks, Beibel’s got his story. It’s just not the story that he, or Rachel, or EarthKare, or legions of activists, had planned on.
Praise
“It’s a rare bird of a novelist who can simultaneously satirize and celebrate a social movement. Bob Katz is offering precisely what we depressed environmentalists need: a send-up of our ridiculousness (we can be pretty ridiculous) and a reminder that what really matters is embracing life, in all its diverse forms, and all its wonderful absurdity.”
—Aaron Sachs, author of Stay Cool: Why Dark Comedy Matters in the Fight Against Climate Change
“Will Al Gore actually appear at the no-frills summit of a fledgling, dysfunctional environmental group? Indeed, will anyone show up? These are two of the mysteries that sustain Bob Katz’ entertaining tale of a band of wanna-be’s and never-been’s eager to change the world, and their lives.”
—Sean B. Carroll, author of A Series of Fortunate Events and The Serengeti Rules
“A breezily entertaining and warm-hearted sendup of the inconvenient truths of green politics and participatory journalism. Lenny Beibel, Henry Marks, and the rest of Bob Katz’s not-so-merry band of EarthKare activists make for delightful and delightfully infuriating company.”
—Adam Langer, bestselling author of Crossing California, The Thieves of Manhattan, and Cyclorama
“You would think it'd be hard to weave the environmental movement, hucksterism, sex, media, jogging, and an extinct(?) bird into a compelling novel... and you would be right. But Bob Katz pulls it off with aplomb, and he delivers plenty of wry humor along the way. Waiting for Al Gore is a fun (and funny) read that hums along, with twists and turns every step of the way.”
—Mark Remy, author of The Runner's Rule Book and creator of DumbRunner.com
“A wonderful comic novel, and a wry commentary on the difficulty of herding (environmentalist) cats.”
—Peter Behrens, author of Carry Me
