AtD galleys

[Ya Sam]

from
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/


"Publishers are taking every extra measure to make sure that opportunistic 
book critics and booksellers don't hawk their merch on Ebay or other used 
bookstores, and Viking is no exception with their plans for Thomas Pynchon's 
AGAINST THE DAY. As National Book Critics Circle president John Freeman 
writes on the NBCC's blog Critical Mass, "I won't be losing track of this 
book. Why? Because my name is in the book. That's right, there on the title 
page printed in block letters is my name." It's certainly one of the more 
unusual methods of keeping track of who got what galley, especially since 
Pynchon's previous book, MASON & DIXON, yielded a nice mint for used book 
dealers.

But even though having your own name in the book is a bit of a thrill, why 
stop there? So if anyone at Viking wants to send me a copy of AGAINST THE 
DAY, please address the front cover to Marjorie Fairlea, in keeping with 
certain naming conventions... Ron'll keep an eye on his mailbox, too, but 
since he grew up on Main Street, he'll just stick with the usual 
nomenclature, thanks."

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