The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War

Name: The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War
ISBN: 9780393868159

by Jeff Sharlet

National Book · 2023 · Shortlist

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W. W. NortonFebruary 28, 2023NonfictionISBN 9780393868159

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction	2023	Shortlist

About This Book

Jeff Sharlet's urgent dispatch from the edges of American right-wing culture visits QAnon rallies, Christian nationalist congregations, and the families of those radicalized online to map a country sliding toward authoritarianism. Shortlisted for the NBCC Award.

About the Author

Jeff SharletAmerican

Jeff Sharlet (born 1971 or 1972) is an American journalist, author, and academic known for his immersive nonfiction on religion, politics, and American society, serving as the Frederick Sessions Beebe '35 Professor in the Art of Writing at Dartmouth College. Faculty. His most notable works include The Family (2008, adapted into a Netflix series), The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War (2023, National Book Critics Circle Award finalist), and This Brilliant Darkness (2020); he has received the National Magazine Award for Reporting, MOLLY National Journalism Prize, and others. Read more →