“The world is made so that we always choose whatever is fake, fallacious, and easy. It’s our new nature. There’s no escaping it. Today, we’re only interested in reality if it’s working for what is false. We live our lives in editorial mode. And if we have a sudden desire for authentic action, for truth, we’re quick to make it serve our personal narratives.”

In a world where truth seems to have yielded to the power of storytelling, what’s left of authenticity? Fake explores the fascinating gray areas of the stories we tell ourselves. Through an illustrated diary, the author questions our relationship to the truth and invites readers to embrace their talents as storytellers. In this celebration of human nature, Bergeron shows readers that we are each profoundly fake—and that might just be our greatest truth.

CHRIS BERGERON is diverse and fluid: after beginning a career in journalism, she now dedicates her artistic vitality to Cossette, a leading global marketing agency. She offers speaking engagements on leadership, diversity, inclusion, and trans rights. She previously published the genre-bending sci-fi novel Valid, which met great success.