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MacKenzie Scott Returns to Fiction with Free Substack Novel
MacKenzie Scott is a billionaire who writes books and gives away a lot of money to help others.
Her very first book, 'The Testing of Luther Albright,' came out in 2005 and won a big prize called the American Book Award.
Her second book, 'Traps,' was published in 2013 and told the story of four different women whose lives became connected.
Now Scott has written a brand-new book called 'Last Days in Two Nations.'
Instead of selling it in shops, she will share it online for free on a website called Substack.
That is a big change from how her earlier novels were published.
A long time ago, she helped build the shopping website Amazon with Jeff Bezos.
The Forbes magazine says she has given away more than 26 billion dollars to thousands of organizations.
MacKenzie Scott's new novel 'Last Days in Two Nations' will be released for free on Substack.
The release ends a 13-year gap since Scott's previous novel 'Traps' (2013).
Her debut novel 'The Testing of Luther Albright' (2005) won the American Book Award in 2006.
Scott studied creative writing at Princeton University under Nobel laureate Toni Morrison.
Forbes estimates Scott has given away more than $26 billion to thousands of organisations.
- Who
- MacKenzie Scott, billionaire author and philanthropist
- What
- Announced her new novel 'Last Days in Two Nations' will be released for free on Substack, marking her return to fiction writing
- Where
- Online via the Substack platform
- When
- No specific date was given in the article; the announcement is recent
- Why
- To take a more direct route to readers, departing from the traditional publishing route
Key facts
- New novel
- Last Days in Two Nations
- Release platform
- Substack (free of charge)
- Years between novels
- 13 (since 'Traps' in 2013)
- Debut novel
- The Testing of Luther Albright (2005)
- Literary award
- American Book Award (2006)
- Estimated philanthropy
- More than $26 billion (Forbes estimate)
- Literary mentor
- Toni Morrison at Princeton University








