According to Ben Fox, the creator of Shepherd: Discover the Best Books, “Discovering a new book should be a magical experience where the search is part of the fun. That is what we are creating. We give readers fun ways to find amazing books.” I’m stoked that author Lee Rozelle recommends The New and Improved Romie Futch as part of his “Contemporary Southern Gothic” list. Rozelle states, “I love this novel because it mixes Southern Gothic with speculative fiction in a hilarious epic struggle between man and hog. When middle-aged taxidermist Romie Futch becomes a research subject in the shady Center for Cybernetic Neuroscience, he becomes both super genius and guinea pig, his middle-aged brain now brilliant beyond comprehension. Troubled by errant downloads that track his thoughts and actions, Romie turns taxidermy into pop art as he hunts down the legendary super pig ‘Hogzilla.’ This is the funniest, wittiest book I’ve read in a long time.”
