Lawrence Wright Gets Plenty of Buzz for Upcoming Pandemic Novel
- ‘The End of October’ is still set for May publication
- Fictional virus inspired by Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia
Lawrence Wright
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Famed nonfiction writer Lawrence Wright is garnering heaps of attention for his upcoming novel, “The End of October.”
Set to be published May 12, the tome is about a pandemic, and the early chapters are eerily similar to the outbreak of the coronavirus now enveloping the globe.