The days when great publishers would fearlessly publish groundbreaking works such as Tropic of Cancer, The Satanic Verses and Lady Chatterley's Lover are sadly long gone. 

Publishers of contemporary fiction (and to a large extent non-fiction) are now fixated on woke causes, "under-represented voices" (they love the word 'voices' but it seems to just mean 'stories') and social injustices of all shapes and sizes.

The Avenue of the Americas is all about the real "under-represented voices", authors who want to write stories that reflect regular folks' reality, rather than a hijacked left-wing version of it.

To this end we are extremely excited to be publishing the first anti-woke novel, Jessica Harper Is Not Woke, by Jessica Harper, on Tuesday August 1 2023.

(Contains spoilers) It tells the story of Jessica, an American mom living on Georgia's coast, whose life falls apart in the space of 48 hours after she outs herself as "not woke" at a dinner party. 

A chain reaction of events - including a disastrous appearance on a shock jock's radio show - causes her to lose her friends, her job and (nearly) her sanity. 

But when a newspaper owner offers her the chance to head up a new magazine, she thinks her problems are over... when in fact they're only just beginning.

This rich satirical novel features an unforgettable palette of characters including Jess's woke nemesis Kayla Cobb, her alcoholic saviour Porter Montrose, loyal husband Brandon, ditzy best friend April, plus a motley assortment of statue removers, knee takers, social justice warriors, semi-mythical authors, devious spies and eccentric journalists.

(Oh, and there's a car-munching alligator called Colin Hanks).

At the heart of the story is one big question: should she back down to the woke mob or stand up to them and risk losing everything?

Early advance chapters of Jessica Harper Is Not Woke have been sent out and garnered massively enthusiastic responses.

"A huge breath of fresh air. Let's hope this is the first of many more anti-woke novels to come."

"The anti-woke angle aside, this is hysterically funny. I would consider it a great comic novel up there with The Thursday Murder Club series, Bridget Jones' Diary and A Confederacy of Dunces."

"Finally someone has done it, published a book that skewers the woke nonsense. I hope it sells a million copies and the publishing industry weeps for a long time."

"It's sunshine between two covers. I laughed from start to finish at this wonderful tale of an everyday Georgia mom who takes on the local wokerati in her hometown of Truvy City."

"I finished it, bought three copies for friends online and then started reading it again." 

"Masterfully done. It's about real life and real people. So funny. A much overdue kick in the teeth for the woke poseurs." 

"Pure bliss. What a book. Joyful. Sequel, please!"