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LAST OF THE ZACHARYS

A Musical Novel

AUGUST, 2026

Originally released in 2010 as an ebook with links to stream its 45 original songs, Morty Shallman's Last of the Zacharys, A Musical Novel," is now reimagined as a landmark audiobook trilogy.

Beginning with Book 1: Jaz, releasing August 2026, each installment features a full album of original songs woven into the narrative—all written and performed by author, musician, and creator of Literary Pop, Morty Shallman.

"The Jazz Singer" meets "Blue Velvet" in Book 1, a wickedly funny and unsettling coming-of-age story where the musical ambitions of a young son of wealth and privilege are crushed by his powerful family. Unable to pursue his artistic dreams, Jay Allen "Jaz" Zachary descends into the subterranean madness of his debauched Midwestern hometown, a tragi-comic nightmare of gangs, drugs, and murder — and a forbidden love that could save him or destroy everything he has left.

With hyper-descriptive, often humorous prose evoking authors from David Foster Wallace to William Faulkner, and songs ranging from soulful acoustic and crunchy power pop to dynamic alt-rock mini-symphonies, Last of the Zacharys is the ultimate Literary Pop Experience.