Bad Americans: Part I (The Human Tragedy Book 2)

From Tejas Desai, multiple award-winning, Amazon #1 bestselling master of vividly realistic, thought-provoking and riveting fiction, comes one of the most innovative books of the decade: BAD AMERICANS, or The Great American Pandemic Novel.

Inspired by classics like The Decameron & The Canterbury Tales, as well as reality shows like The Bachelor and Big Brother, BAD AMERICANS is a Novel and Short Story Collection IN ONE.

It's Summer 2020 and the Covid-19 Pandemic is raging. New York City has been locked down for months. 12 diverse Americans, lonely and single, are selected via a dating app competition by billionaire Olive Mixer to stay at his ornate Hamptons mansion complex for 12 nights.

During the day, the guests meet, compete, date, dine, flirt and fight. Each night, one must tell the group a story.

Their tales range widely in subject, style, length and decorum. Many stories respond to each other. They trigger passionate debate and fiery resistance. They change how characters perceive each other and affect the trajectory of the frame narrative. They make us ponder the nature of storytelling itself.

More importantly, each story portrays a different aspect of American life in a vivid, accurate, innovative, entertaining and thought-provoking way.

All 12 stories can be enjoyed independently and are being published as ebooks ahead of the publication of the frame novel to be released in two Parts. Please scroll down for the full release schedule.

Current Publishing Schedule for BAD AMERICANS:

Individual internal stories released as Kindle Ebooks:

"On the Frontlines" (aka Andrea's Story, novelette) -- March 15, 2025

"Immigrants Unite!" (aka Cathy's Story, spoken word poetic tale) -- April 15, 2025

"Corona Chaos" (aka Taylor's Story, short story) -- May 15, 2025

"Black Boy's Ballad" (aka Rashan's Story, novella) -- June 15, 2025

"Mason Mayhem" (aka Ricard's Story, novelette) -- July 15, 2025

"Love Liability" (aka Nalini's Story, novelette) -- August 15, 2025

Part One of Novel containing six stories above, in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and possibly audiobook format:

BAD AMERICANS PART I (frame novel with six stories) -- September 15, 2025

Individual internal stories released as Kindle Ebooks:

"Barcelona Blasphemy" (aka Lisa's Story, novelette) -- October 15, 2025

"ISIS Crisis" (aka Khassan's Story, short story) -- November 15, 2025

"A Model Citizen" (aka Hayley's Story, novelette) -- December 15, 2025

"Cape Conundrum" (aka Pritesh's Story, novelette) -- January 15, 2026

"The Manchurian Algerian" (aka Sylvania's Story, novelette) -- February 15, 2026

"Dope Double Ditty" (aka Angela's Story, novella) -- March 15, 2026

Part Two of Novel containing six stories above, in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and possibly audiobook format:

BAD AMERICANS PART II (frame novel with six stories) -- April 15, 2026