2033: Future of Misbehavior

By Nerve.com

What is the future of sex? Some of the brightest minds writing today offer their predictions in this tantalizing anthology. Rick Moody considers the repornifi cation of Times Square, Lisa Gabriele predicts 100 percent divorce rate, Ana Marie Cox sees the return of family values via tabloids, Jay McInerney examines female executive dominance, Walter Kirn discusses Madame President and the First Lady, and much more. With short stories, imaginative e-mail exchanges, mock memoranda, and other clever missives from 2033, plus a high-powered marketing campaign by Svedka Vodka, the future of misbehavior has never looked so good.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811859401
• ISBN13: 9780811859400
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

The literary branding experiment of 2007

2033: The Future of Misbehavior is the love child of edgy culture site Nerve.com and Swedish Vodka brand Svedka. Yes, that's right: in 2003, not only do you get interplanetary dating, Madame President, and socialized plastic surgery, but an entire short story collection can be branded by an alcohol company. As the opening pages state, this project was "made possible by the influence of Svedka, the Number One vodka of 2033." The Malibu Svedka book launch party was a paparazzo's dream, with full coverage in the society pages. The sponsorship campaign around the book is scheduled to last a full year, but Svedka has given full editorial control to Nerve.com and insists that no product placement or content were dictated by the partnership. It's only natural that the product sponsor of choice for writers is an alcohol company, right? Better that than a pencil company or a dictionary publisher. According to this cadre of vodka-addled writers, the future is a caricature of our current vapid, celebrity-obsessed culture. Deities are ordained by People Magazine, fellowships based on the lives of Nichole Richie, Paris Hilton, and Lindsay Lohan are awarded, and celebrities endorse the swinging lifestyle. The short story collection has its hits and misses, and plenty of sarcastic wit, but it feels like an overdone parody. This is a book to buy for its slick sponsorship. You'll get to read the latest from modern literary talents, you'll probably laugh out loud a few times, and you'll be able to tell future generations that you participated in a literary branding experiment of 2007.