Lauren Lauzon has joined Penguin Press as marketing manager. She was previously with William Morrow.
Tulsa bookstore Phantasmagoria Books and Records reported on Facebook that the man who spraypainted graffiti and a swastika outside the store is in custody. “He has been referred for a mental health evaluation because he reportedly thought we were an army surplus store that was in this location 25 years ago. He also reportedly sprayed the same graffiti in front of a house where he used to live. We are relieved to know this was reportedly not politically or maliciously motivated.”
It’s the middle of August and it’s appropriately quiet, though all kinds of strange things are filling the void.