{"id":25,"date":"2022-05-24T20:11:46","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T20:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zillanovikov.ca\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2023-05-21T23:45:56","modified_gmt":"2023-05-21T23:45:56","slug":"query","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zillanovikov.ca\/index.php\/query\/","title":{"rendered":"Query"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"359\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/zillanovikov.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/query-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zillanovikov.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/query-cover.jpg 359w, https:\/\/zillanovikov.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/query-cover-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>City planner by day, tired climate activist by day off, aspiring writer Zilla Novikov\u2019s query letters quickly devolve into a darkly funny exploration of her own psyche. As the rejections pile up, her novel blurbs and biographies grow increasingly unhinged, while Zilla discovers that the road to bestseller-dom is paved with neoliberal hellscapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This book is a scathing satire with genuine passion and heart at its core. Come for the wit and the blackout poetry, stay for the actual inspiration to fight the good fight.<\/em><br>\u2014 Rachel A. Rosen, author of <em>Cascade<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want an e-book or a print book with a safe for work cover? That\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/mybook.to\/tqXT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a>, but also other online book retailers\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/beyondcataclysm.co.uk\/product\/query-a-novel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beyond Cataclysm<\/a> is a rad choice, among others. Want an e-book with\u00a0an exclusive\u00a0cover too risque for Amazon? 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