A dystopian tale about a young couple’s life after the United States becomes a Christian nation. Seth and Maggie Ginsberg do their best to navigate an oppressive theocracy where Christianity is the only legal religion and abortion, homosexuality, and adultery are illegal. When a co-worker outs Seth as a Jew, he escapes to Mexico, but Maggie is sent to a savior camp. American Judas mixes political satire, suspense, and family drama.
“Mickey Dubrow is not about subtlety – he sends us an angry roar against unholy hypocrisy. In the pages of this dystopia, the National Church of Christ makes sure the American way stays straight and narrow … by cruelly reforming homosexuals, drug addicts, adulterers, Satan worshippers, and Liberals.”
Charles McNair, author of Land O’ Goshen, Pickett’s Charge, and The Epicureans
A gripping, timely story of religious intolerance, oppression, and the America we might one day become.
Sheri Joseph, author of Where You Can Find Me
“Part mystery, part dystopia, American Judas is satiric and stinging. Set in a future when the American way is “God and guns” and inspectors invade your privacy to verify your faith, this novel cuts awfully close to home. It is as provocative as The Handmaid’s Tale, and just as important to read.”
Anthony Grooms, author of The Vain Conversation and Bombingham.
For over thirty years, Mickey Dubrow wrote television promos, marketing presentations, and scripts for various clients including Cartoon Network, TNT Latin America, and HGTV. His short stories and essays have appeared in Prime Number Magazine, The Good Men Project, The Signal Mountain Review, Full Grown People, and McSweeney’s Internet Tendency. His first novel, American Judas, won the 2024 American Legacy Book Award in the category of Science Fiction: Parallel Universe/Alternative History. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife, author Jessica Handler.
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