A Children's Bible: A Novel

A Children’s Bible is the latest novel by Pulitzer finalist Lydia Millet, is an apocalyptic story satirizing the feckless, self-indulgent, well-off, and educated adults for letting the future go to hell to the detriment of the next generation. The story is narrated by Eve, a teen among a group of teens who, with their parents, are vacationing at a lakeside mansion when a destructive storm hits and the world begins to fall apart. Abandoning their worthless parents, the kids strike out on their own with mixed results. Here’s what Kirkus Reviews says:

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About Mike Wilson

Mike Wilson’s work has appeared in magazines including Cagibi Literary Journal, Stoneboat, The Aurorean, The Ocotillo Review, London Reader, and in anthologies including for a better world 2020 and Anthology of Appalachian Writers Vol. X. He received Kentucky State Poetry Society’s Chaffin/Kash Prize in 2019. He resides in Lexington, Kentucky, but summers in Ecstasy and winters in Despair.

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