The Sandersons Fail Manhattan

“Scott Johnson is the sharpest ― and most fun to read ― satirical novelist writing today. Following on his brilliant debut novel Campusland, he turns his attention to Manhattan’s ever-so-upper East Side, in a laugh-out loud mash-up of Bonfire of the Vanities and Mean Girls. This is D.E.I. at its best: Delicious, Entertaining, Intelligent. Did I mention fun? Great fun.” ― Christopher Buckley, author of Thank You for Smoking

“Here is the Bonfire of the Vanities of our time. Johnston casts his sharp eye on New York’s most privileged circles, to devastating effect.” ― Michael Cannell, author of Blood and the Badge: The Mafia, Two Killer Cops, and a Scandal that Shocked the Nation

“No one, but no one, captures the Zeitgeist like Scott Johnston, skirting that fine line between realism and mockery. He has captured a world out of control, hurtling toward destruction, that grips the reader as it slowly, then rapidly, descends into page-turning madness. When the pursuit of truth requires lies, the pursuit of justice requires injustice, when appearances are taken for reality, you get Orwell’s nightmare–only here the anti-fascists are the fascists. The characters and situations are drawn so vividly that you’ll find yourself yelling at some of the characters–though just which ones might depend on where you stand. When historians write the story of the first decades of the twenty-first century, The Sandersons Fail Manhattan will be one of their primary exhibits.” ― Andrew Pessin, author of Bright College Years and Nevergreen

SCOTT JOHNSTON grew up in Manhattan and graduated from Yale, where he later taught as an adjunct. He worked on Wall Street, including a stint in Hong Kong, and ran a quantitative hedge fund. More recently, Johnston shifted gears to cofound and subsequently sell two tech start-ups. He lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, and blogs frequently about educational issues at The Naked Dollar.