CAN literature be once again relevant- part of today's cultural conversation? The novella The Loud Boys says the answer is YES! The Loud Boys is a fast-paced narrative about a controversial right-wing activist group which reacts when a mysterious new investigative journalist in town includes them in her attacks- which brings on their wrath, as well as that of the city's richest mogul, who's also the town's leading gangster. Art imitating life? Plots to do away with the journalist lead to an exciting climax. The action is set in a too-real, thinly-disguised American city. Written in the innovative new multidimensional writing style, combining pop, noir, adventure, satire, topical politics and a comic book vibe, The Loud Boys is a depiction of American dystopia NOW. This isn't fantasy- it's reality.