Kirkus supplies a decent plot summary here. Well-intentioned, House of Earth eventually turns deadly under the leadership of the megalomaniacal O.C. House of Earth teaches that humans must live in harmony with nature to avert climate catastrophe. If you pay attention, you know what’s coming. It’s a blend of literary fiction, suspense, and thriller, though I didn’t write it with the intention of great shock or surprise. Without giving too much away, The Night Burns Bright is a novel about a boy named Lucien who grows up in a cult-like society called House of Earth in the aftermath of 9/11. (With the writer’s occasional input, publishers decide titles.) I am happy to say this is the first book of mine that has an audiobook component. The Night Burns Bright is my second novel, of no relation to my book published in 2018, Demolition Night. It’s an old-fashioned goal, but one I nevertheless state proudly, after years of keeping it in the shadows.
I am publicly known as a journalist and a columnist, but my greatest ambition remains to be a novelist of some import. Those who’ve read me in the past know fiction is deeply important to me. In the interim, I’ll have to content myself with those who buy it and read it, hoping it meets or exceeds their expectations. This book is very special to me and I’d like to do it justice at some point. Due to the declining, but still present, omicron wave, there will be no in-person launch event for The Night Burns Bright. Generally, people care more about nonfiction than fiction, and there’s the distinct possibility readers of this Substack will be more inclined to read about Cuomo than a fictional cult in upstate New York.
The space was packed and I quickly ran out of books to sign. The book launch event, held when coronavirus cases were quite low, was incredibly thrilling, and it is an evening I’ll never forget. It was, to say the least, a memorable time. The book was published a couple of months before the governor’s shock resignation.
Within my journalistic and political circles, the book was an exciting event, since so many seemed to be tiring of Cuomo. Last June, my book about Andrew Cuomo and his failures during the coronavirus pandemic, The Prince, appeared, and I was lucky to get some kind reviews, including in the Nation.
I consider myself very fortunate to be publishing books less than a year apart. My new novel, The Night Burns Bright, is officially out today! I won’t bury the lede.
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