Vineland Release

[Wolfe, Skip]

First I heard about it was from a friend who proposed that we go together 
and buy some sort of pre-publication copy of Pynchon's new novel (might have 
been a review copy --  I'm not sure) that he had learned about.  But as the 
asking price was, I think, $1000, I had to decline.  This was several months 
before it appeared in bookstores (for $19.95).
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>For those of you who remember--did Vineland just appear on the shelves
>one day without too much pre-pub excitement or marketing or like was it
>announced way before it came out, title and all, story-line , etc.?  Just
>wondering whether Pynchon will try to keep eveything mum before he
>releases the next   I also wonder with communications the way they are
>now, couldn't one say we'll get news much earlier than say GR or even
>Vineland.