'The Rift: A Bolingbrook Babbler Story' tackles aliens, weredeer and gender issues
(Palatine, IL June 6, 2022) The Rift: A Bolingbrook Babbler Story, is an urban fantasy novel set in Bolingbrook in which the main character must confront aliens, misogynistic weredeer and his own anger towards women.
Said William Brinkman, "While The Rift is a fantasy, misogyny is a real problem. From online harassment sparked by Johnny Depp/Amber Heard trial to incel inspired terrorism, this is a problem we cannot ignore."
Brinkman is the creator of the Bolingbrook Babbler, a satirical blog that's been described as a combination of the Weekly World News and the Onion. He's also a member of Freethought Blogs network, a network of progressive atheist bloggers who promote social justice causes.
He is a former resident of Bolingbrook, IL and currently lives in Palatine, IL with his wife and their cats.
The Rift follows Tom Larsen, an up-and-coming blogger in the skeptical movement known for debunking paranormal claims and attacking the "modern feminists" he believes are trying to take over the skeptical movement. When he learns that Jamie Kyle, a prominent skeptic podcaster and feminist, will be in Bolingbrook for the Humanist Heart Convention, Tom desperately wants to confront her. So desperately that he tries to work with The Bolingbrook Babbler, a tabloid known for its paranormal articles about Bolingbrook.
Tom's first assignment ends when a weredeer attacks him, and he wakes up inside Bolingbrook's Clow UFO Base. Tom is devastated because everything he'd tried to debunk is true. He soon finds himself entangled in the agendas of mayor, aliens, and the skeptical movement's leaders. As weredeer gather in Bolingbrook, Men's Rights Activists protest outside the congress, and time rifts appear around Bolingbrook. Tom questions his skeptical and anti-feminist beliefs, but will he have the courage to face the actual reasons for his anger before it's too late?
Reedsy Discovery gives The Rift four stars and writes "It does have a very heavy theme running through out it, but it also has a lot of wry and dry humor."
The Rift will be released on July 13 and is available for preorder at Amazon, and other bookstores.
For more information contact:
William Brinkman
wbrinkman@bolingbrookbabbler.com
(630) 956-1395
Blog: https://freethoughtblogs.com/babbler
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