[Boomer]

The End of October by Lawrence Wright

This book is brand new, released on April 28, 2020. The author started writing it in 2017 and turned in his final draft in summer 2019. These dates are eerie because the book is about a global pandemic.

The End of October is a thriller, a novel, with virus research behind it. Wright has won a Pulitzer for his non-fiction but this one is in the fiction category — or is it really? Now?

Confession: I did not read this book because I knew it would be scary, actually maybe terrifying, because of its timing and detail. I bought it for Mr. Boomer who read it cover-to-cover, fast.