shameless self-promotion

[jbor at bigpond.com]

Looks great. Congratulations and thanks for the heads up.

best

On 03/06/2006:

> I'm not even going to pretend that this is anything other than horn 
> self-tooting:
>
> My book, entitled _The Anxiety of Obsolescence:  The American Novel in 
> the Age of Television_, has just been released.  (At least according 
> to Amazon, who have switched their listing from "this book has not yet 
> been released" to "usually ships within 4 to 6 weeks."  It's possible 
> that this means that the book is still, technically, forthcoming, but 
> whatever.)  Mostly it focuses on Pynchon and DeLillo, with a 
> concluding section on DFW, and Franzen floating around its edges.
>
> There's more info, as well as excerpts (the introduction, the first 
> chapter, and the introductory section of each subsequent chapter -- as 
> well as the bibliography and index, if you're into that kind of thing) 
> on the book's website:  http://www.anxietyofobsolescence.com.  The 
> site is open for comments, and I'd love to hear from you guys about 
> it, if you're of a mind.
>
> --Kathleen
>
> --
> Kathleen Fitzpatrick
> Associate Professor of English and Media Studies
> Pomona College
> http://www.dci.pomona.edu/~kfitzpatrick
>