{"product_id":"the-fact-checker-hardcover","title":"The Fact Checker - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAustin Kelley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMirthful, laugh-out-loud funny, and surprisingly philosophical, \u003ci\u003eThe Fact Checker\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant debut novel featuring a missing woman who might be perfectly fine, and a single-minded investigator yearning for meaning, morality, and accuracy in an increasingly post-truth world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt's just a puff piece about a farmer's market, I said to myself. It's not going to kill anyone.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt started out like any other morning for the Fact Checker. The piece, \"Mandeville\/Green,\" didn't raise any red flags. There were more pressing stories that week--it being 2004 New York City and all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mandeville\/Green\" was a light, breezy look at a local farm called New Egypt, whose Ramapo tomatoes were quickly becoming the summer's hottest produce. At first glance, the story seemed straightforward, but one line made the Fact Checker pause: a stray quote from a New Egypt volunteer named Sylvia making a cryptic reference to \"nefarious business\" at the farmer's market. \"People sell everything here,\" she's alleged to have said. \"It ain't all green.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Sylvia abruptly disappears the morning after an unexpectedly long night with the Fact Checker, he becomes obsessed with finding her. Did Sylvia discover something unsavory about New Egypt or its messianic owner? Is it possible she had some reason to fear for her safety? Or was it simply something the Fact Checker said?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStriking the perfect balance of humor, wonder, sadness, and poignancy, Austin Kelley's debut novel takes readers on a quixotic quest from one hidden corner of New York City to another--from an underground supper club in the Financial District to an abandoned-boat-turned-anarchist-community-space on the Gowanus Canal. As the story develops, the Fact Checker begins to question his perception of what's real and what's not. Facts can be deceiving, after all, and if you aren't careful, you might miss the truth right in front of your eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAustin Kelley\u003c\/b\u003e is a former \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e fact checker. As a journalist he has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. He has a Ph.D. from Duke University, and now teaches writing at NYU. \u003ci\u003eThe Fact Checker\u003c\/i\u003e is his first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43154329567295,"sku":"9780802164100","price":32.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/UbHP8q9_pi9780802164100.webp?v=1776955831","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-fact-checker-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}