Richard Hine is a novelist, short story writer, ghostwriter and four-time finalist (one-time winner) in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest.
His first novel Russell Wiley Is Out to Lunch (Lake Union Publishing, 2010) was described by Paul Steiger, Editor-in-Chief, ProPublica.org as: “a rollicking satire about the slitherings of corporate snakes and the gambits of conjob consultants in the desperate world of modern media.” Booklist called it “briskly written entertainment.” Publishers Weekly said it was “a winner in every way.” His short fiction has appeared in London Magazine, Brooklyn Review and many more literary publications.
While his new novella is also a satire, he says, “it's also a reminder to take this year’s election very seriously, because the next President is sure to face challenges that are sudden, unexpected, and terrifying.”