FEBRUARY 06, 2026
Turnstone Press is pleased to announce that Andrew Unger's Just Satire: Comedy and Commentary in an Age of Chaos will be released this spring.
What possible function might satire play in an age of echo chambers and algorithms, where fake news reigns supreme and politicians speak and act in a constant state of hyperbole? At a time when satire is adopted and championed by the same powerful forces it was originally meant to critique, can it ever truly be just? Drawing on examples from two thousand years of comedic history, including his own sendup of contemporary Mennonite culture, award-winning satirist Andrew Unger explores the diverse functions and limitations of satire in our present political and social climate.
Andrew Unger is is an award-winning novelist and satirist, best known as the author of the satirical news website The Unger Review (home of The Daily Bonnet). Since 2016, Andrew has written more than 3000 satirical articles, drawing the attention of The New Yorker and The New York Times and cited in debate in the Canadian House of Commons. His debut novel, Once Removed, won the Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First book. An educator and public speaker, Just Satire is his third book. If you go back far enough, he is probably related to you.
Established in 1976, Turnstone Press publishes some of the most exciting and innovative poetry, fiction, and nonfiction in Canada. In 1998, Turnstone Press launched its genre imprint, Ravenstone, publishing mysteries, thrillers, cli-fi, and speculative fiction.
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