From the nation that elected Barack Obama in the flames of economic disaster comes the first novel of the New Era: The Mere Future, by award-winning novelist, activist and playwright Sarah Schulman. In this dystopian vision, New York City has morphed into an idealised version of itself. Rent is cheap, homelessness is over and everyone works in marketing. Despite the utopian surface, however, there is a disturbing malaise that infects the population. Our heroine, a lowly copywriter, and her girlfriend Nadine just want to fall in love again, but its not that simple...