Scribner will publish a new edition of Don DeLillo‘s hockey novel AMAZONS on November 17. Originally published in 1980 under the pseudonym Cleo Birdwell, the book follows, the “erotic exploits of the first woman to play in the National Hockey League.” Since its publication, DeLillo has renounced the novel, removing it from his bibliography. He did not publicly acknowledge being its author until 2020. The name Cleo Birdwell will remain on the cover as the author. DeLillo reportedly resisted offers to reissue the novel for years. “He was so against republishing,” his literary agent Robin Straus tells the Times. “Lots […]
