Burnd down Wharton's house. PSYCHE!
March 6, 2007 10:54 AM Subscribe
The missive, on paper decorated with roses and butterflies addresses a Mr. Pulsifer, and implores him to "burn down Edith Wharton's house." Algonquin press goes just a touch overboard in their publicity for a new novel.
A chunk of the novel is online. Thanks for the story.
posted by paduasoy at 12:06 PM on March 6, 2007
posted by paduasoy at 12:06 PM on March 6, 2007
Uhm, the envelope was addressed to the critics but the letter was addressed to Mr. Pulsifer. Am I the only one who thinks that, If you aren't Mr. Pulsifer, you have no damn business reading the letter in the first place.
posted by Megafly at 2:34 PM on March 6, 2007
posted by Megafly at 2:34 PM on March 6, 2007
Trying to create buzz for Brock Clarke's September novel, An Arsonist's Guide to Writers Homes in New England...
How much better would it be, how much more respect would we have for PW would we have, if that sentence began, "Trying to create buzz for a novel which out of principle we are not going to name, by an author we are not going to name either..."?
posted by Hogshead at 3:20 PM on March 6, 2007
How much better would it be, how much more respect would we have for PW would we have, if that sentence began, "Trying to create buzz for a novel which out of principle we are not going to name, by an author we are not going to name either..."?
posted by Hogshead at 3:20 PM on March 6, 2007
Heh. At the end of the day, PW is not exactly a disinterested journalistic observer when it comes to publicity for books.
posted by Lentrohamsanin at 4:23 PM on March 6, 2007
posted by Lentrohamsanin at 4:23 PM on March 6, 2007
The Aqua Teen Hunger Force terrorist stunt was better.
posted by Colloquial Collision at 5:40 PM on March 6, 2007
posted by Colloquial Collision at 5:40 PM on March 6, 2007
As a former Algonquin author (two books with them), I'm shocked that they're putting this level of energy into any kind of promotion.
posted by words1 at 10:39 PM on March 6, 2007
posted by words1 at 10:39 PM on March 6, 2007
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