Jeff Bezos' ex MacKenzie Scott wrote new Substack novel

Key Points:

• MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos' ex-wife and billionaire philanthropist, has released her first post-divorce novel, "Last Days in Two Nations," serialized on Substack and available for free to subscribers.
• The dystopian novel depicts a fascist partial takeover of the US, featuring two rival presidents: a sex-obsessed South African surgeon and a "President priss" with fantasies about the White House, blending political intrigue with left-wing social commentary.
• The story is set in a fictional divided America, including a breakaway territory called the Dakota Membership, and incorporates surreal elements such as a character traveling with a rat in a biodegradable carrier to evade land mines.
• Scott, worth $38 billion and a major donor to progressive causes, has not engaged in PR for the book, which has drawn 6,000 subscribers after initial excerpts; critics have been mixed, with some questioning the novel's literary merit.
• Previously, Scott studied under Toni Morrison at Princeton and authored two novels, with her philanthropy including significant donations to controversial Middle East-related organizations.