Colson Whitehead Unveils New Novel on Twitter

By Jason Boog 

Doubleday will publish Colson Whitehead‘s new novel on October 18th. Entitled Zone One, the book looks at a post-apocalyptic New York City.

The author of Sag Harbor and The Intuitionist tweeted the news: “Ok: My new book is called Zone One & it comes out 10/18. It concerns the rehabilitation of NYC after the apocalypse.” The news has already earned a number of responses and retweets.

Amazon already has a pre-order page for the book (pictured, click to enlarge). Currently, the hardcover price is set for $25.95 and the Kindle edition price is set for $14.27.