{"product_id":"public-access-afterworld-signed-edition","title":"Public Access Afterworld (Signed Edition) PRE-ORDER","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the signed standard edition hardcover of \u003cem\u003ePublic Access Afterworld\u003c\/em\u003e by Jane Schoenbrun. \u003cstrong\u003eThis edition is published 27th October 2026.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eA mysterious realm on the other side of our screens. A dark force that draws victims into its static. The unlikely hero called to save them and herself from this electric hell. \u003ci\u003ePublic Access Afterworld\u003c\/i\u003eis the profound, binge-all-night, headrush of a novel by the celebrated filmmaker of \u003ci\u003eI Saw the TV Glow\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFind the receiver. Make it real.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt 5:35pm on September 3rd, 1988, Dallas weatherman Ray “Can You Say Sunshine” Davino makes passing reference to Public Access Afterworld during a rambling monologue, right before he puts a gun to his head on live television and pulls the trigger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn June 12th, 2009, David Sawyer and Erin Morrison, two lonely, TV-obsessed suburban teens who might be falling in love, gather in Erin’s basement to watch TV’s analog-to-digital transition. But in the static that follows, Erin witnesses surreal broadcasts from a pirate TV network called Public Access Afterworld and their lives are changed forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeventeen years later, Bethany Peters toils through the night shift at megacorp GlobalVill’s bleak Austin campus. A trans content moderator, she spends her evenings reviewing an endless stream of horrific videos. But then a young streamer begins to crop up in her feed calling out to Public Access Afterworld.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut what is Public Access Afterworld?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpanning decades and realities, with an unforgettable ensemble of outcasts and nerds, especially the messy but wholly relatable Bethany who must overcome paranoia and self-doubt to transform into a hero of our times, \u003ci\u003ePublic Access Afterworld\u003c\/i\u003e will have you reading through the night and rooting for its characters to survive. A mesmerizing mashup of speculative fiction, horror, and conspiracy, it marks the arrival of a major new force in contemporary fiction by a groundbreaking filmmaker who’s been compared to David Lynch and Paul Thomas Anderson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note that if you purchase other items at the same time as a pre-order, the items will all be sent together when the pre-ordered item is dispatched.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Schoenbrun","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54337105658140,"sku":null,"price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/6182\/5052\/files\/PublicAccessAfterWorldgraphic.png?v=1784731917","url":"https:\/\/www.themysteriousbookcase.com\/en-us\/products\/public-access-afterworld-signed-edition","provider":"The Mysterious Bookcase","version":"1.0","type":"link"}