“Miles Wilson’s latest novel, McKenzie Rising, is difficult to describe. Think ‘Fear and Loathing in Oregon’ mixed with Alice in Wonderland. There’s more crazy fun in this book than there used to be on “Saturday Night Live.” Be sure to keep your seatbelt buckled while enjoying Wilson’s kaleidoscopic potpourri. And obey the author’s instructions if he asks you to ‘Put on your oxygen mask.’”

—John Nichols, author of The Milagro Beanfield War

“With daring wit and clever wordplay, Miles Wilson pulls off a rare achievement: a fast-paced satire that pokes fun at contemporary America. . . . [E]verything and everyone is fair game—big business, academe, and Sasquatch. Packed with rogues and adventurers, McKenzie Rising brilliantly portrays the folly of greed, misdirected ambition, and ultimately the healing power of love.”—Ann Weisgarber, author of The Glovemaker

“There are clear connections between McKenzie Rising and Ed Abbey’s Desert Solitaire, Ken Kesey’s Sometimes a Great Notion, Hunter S. Thompson’s fierce and sometimes addled prose, and the post-modern world of Thomas Pynchon. Wilson provides timely commentary on American institutions in dire need of skewering.”

—Mark Maynard, author of Grind

• Satiric takedown at the improbable convergence of capitalism, academe, and the environment

• Comic novel that explores small-town life in the northwestern U.S.

• Memorable, eccentric characters / action-packed

• Exploration of greedy corporate America’s impact on rural communities

• A Confederacy of Dunces for the American West