New Thomas Pynchon novel, “Against the Day,” coming December 5th, 2006

Well, I guess I know what I’ll be reading over my Christmas holiday. I can picture it now, “Against the Day” rocketing up the New York Times bestseller list as tens of thousands of pounds of new Pynchon pages sit snugly under Christmas trees throughout the land. How many of these will go unread just due to shear the sheer 900-plus-page intimidation factor? My guess - most of them.

Alas, I am bit of a Pynchon fiend, having read all of his works to date. No reason to stop now.

Pre-order your copy on Amazon.com today and we’ll talk about the novel after the holiday. Yes, I know it is 4 months away but when you know already with so much certitude what you’ll be doing, why not make plans now? Feel free to contact me if you want to meet about the book together. Pynchon is much more fun when you’re not alone.