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I do not get that kind of compliment very much, thank you!!! Really nice of you, and it means a great deal to me.
Actually one of my immense frustrations about that book is that there is no ebook of it! Unlike my earlier publishers, who reverted the rights to me and enabled me to issue my own ebooks, WW Norton won't revert, and also won't put out an ebook. (The fact that I lurk here sometimes should tell you I really love reading electronically and think ebooks are great for writers.)
One of the reasons I'm so gung-ho about Bookshop is that indie stores have supported and sustained my career, and I don't mind giving up some things to support them back.
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One moment, please - [Off topic]:
I just now realized are J. Robert Lennon who wrote the book, Mailman. I bought this in hardback when it first came out, and it is a book that I have treasured since first reading it. My copy is a First Edition, in pristine condition and is protected by a Brodart archival book jacket.
Mailman was a transformative book for me, and made me aware of my own limitations and frustrations. The novel is a satirical masterpiece that resonates with the things I find silly in life. And yet, it is filled with pathos too, in addition to having a certain Kafkaesque quality that heightens the situations the protagonist has to face - probably feelings most of us go through in life.
Thank you for creating this important novel.
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