Best Book of 2021 by Esquire
Book You Need to Read in 2021 by Harperâs Bazaar
âDarkly funny and glitteringly satirical, The Atmospherians unforgettably takes aim at wokeness, wellness, and toxic masculinity.â âEsquire
This âedgy, addictiveâ (Kirkus Reviews, starred) satire about two best friends who form The Atmosphereâa cult designed to reform problematic menâis âa book to be devouredâ (Vanity Fair).
Sasha Marcus was once the epitome of contemporary success: an internet sensation, social media darling, and a creator of a high-profile wellness brand for women. But a confrontation with an abusive troll has taken a horrifying turn, and now sheâs at rock bottom: canceled and doxxed online, isolated in her apartment while menâs rights protestors rage outside.
Sasha confides in her oldest childhood friend, Dysonâa failed actor with a history of body issuesâwho hatches a plan for her to restore her reputation by becoming the face of his new business venture, The Atmosphere: a rehabilitation community for men. Based in an abandoned summer camp and billed as a workshop for job training, it is actually a rigorous program designed to rid men of their toxic masculinity. Sasha has little choice but to accept. But what horrors await her as the resident female leader of a crew of washed up, desperate men? And what exactly does Dyson want?
Explosive, dazzling, and wickedly funny, The Atmospherians is âa book written with this exact cultural moment in mindâ (Oprah Daily).