About January 6: A Novel
The day democracy was attacked…Protesters at the President’s rally morph into a mob that storms the Capitol, right-wing extremists in their midst. Hostages are taken, the House Speaker among them. During a horrific standoff, extremist militias unleash deadly terrorist attacks across the nation. The President is pressured to declare martial law to quell the violence – and justify refusing to leave office…Can democracy survive?
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Author Bio:
Norman Brewer is an award-winning reporter and editor who worked for The Des Moines Register and Tribune and for Gannett News Service in Washington, D.C. As a reporter, he covered Congress, the White House and federal agencies, and pursued investigative projects that earned recognition, including from the National Press Club. He was also Director of Employee Communications at the U.S. Transportation Security Administration.
His experience has given him a powerful perspective regarding the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol, domestic terrorism and the political landscape. Exposure to terrorism issues helped shape January 6: A Novel as well as two earlier novels, Blending In: A Tale of Homegrown Terrorism, and Killer Politics: A Satirical Tale of Homegrown Terrorism. Killer Politics can be read as a stand-alone book or as a sequel to Blending In.
Brewer lives in Portland, Ore.