{"product_id":"american-nightmare-a-novel","title":"American Nightmare \/\/ A Novel (Pre-order, Sep 15 2026)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“With its unflinching excavation of our dark past,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Nightmare\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a page turner with a message.”—Tayari Jones,\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this haunting historical novel, a light-skinned Black man goes undercover to investigate lynchings in the South, only to be confronted by the very evil that has pursued him since childhood...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClark Wendell White first encountered the Nightmare as a child during the Atlanta Race Riot of 1906, when he and his father stood guard over their family home. In the eyes of the mob surging through his neighborhood, Clark sensed this malevolent presence. It was then that the Nightmare took shape, burrowing deep into his mind and feeding on his fear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYears later, the same evil presence drives Clark to the NAACP’s headquarters in New York City, where he answers an ad seeking light-skinned Black men for dangerous undercover work. As a spy for the NAACP, Clark investigates lynchings, impersonating the very Nightmare that once tormented him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs Clark descends deeper into this double life, another force rises: a new chapter of the Ku Klux Klan, finding a foothold in the storied streets of New York City. Among its eager recruits is Sam Cahill—the one man who can see past \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ehis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e disguise. Now Clark must outwit both the living and the dead, as he confronts a past that refuses to stay buried and a future where the act of passing exacts a soul-deep price.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspired by the life of civil rights activist Walter White, who passed as a white man to expose the brutality of lynchings from the South to the Midwest, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Nightmare\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a gripping historical thriller that reveals the most terrifying monsters aren’t those that go bump in the night but those that walk among us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKelly McWilliams \u003c\/b\u003eis a mixed-race novelist whose work examines white passing, American history, and the uncanny. She is also the author of several acclaimed novels for young adults, including \u003ci\u003eMirror Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, a Junior Library Guild Selection. \u003ci\u003eAmerican Nightmare \u003c\/i\u003eis her adult fiction debut. She lives in Seattle with her family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Crown\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublish Date: September 15, 2026\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 304\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN\/UPC: 9798217087204\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 9.3 X 6.1 X 0.8 inches | 1.1 pounds\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBISAC Categories: Popular Fiction, Historical Fiction, Horror\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Kelly McWilliams","offers":[{"title":"(Pre-order, Sep 15 2026) Hardcover","offer_id":49131869044971,"sku":"9798217087204","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/4014\/9820\/files\/9798217087204.jpg?v=1785524808","url":"https:\/\/rep.club\/products\/american-nightmare-a-novel","provider":"Reparations Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}