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Scott Stein
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Latest novel: THE GREAT AMERICAN BETRAYAL "Best Comedy Books of 2022" —Vulture

English professor, novelist, satirist, father, husband, dog owner, gardener, liker of good beer

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Hmm. Sounds like a critique of my novel-writing method.
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Yes, I forgot.
November 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Yeah, that is worse.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Is the change of title in the contract?
November 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Have you ever read a sci-fi detective comedy narrated by a coffee machine robot? What about one that has 154 footnotes, a star from Publishers Weekly, and a "GET IT" verdict from Kirkus Reviews?

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Private detective Frank Harken could really, really use a cup of coffee. Can you blame him? His new case features a missing woman, a flaky client, a cranky security officer, a mysterious assassin, an overbearing mob boss, an ice-cold enforcer, and the best mini-golf the world has ever seen. Did we mention the fate of millions is at stake? “Stein delivers a madcap sci-fi take on the hard-boiled detective genre in this fun, near-future romp that’s chock-full of rapid-fire wit, tongue-in-cheek literary allusions, and playful futuristic absurdity… Stein keeps the stakes high and the laughs coming … Sure to appeal to fans of Douglas Adams, this zany, uproarious mystery is a constant delight.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Get ready for some super great fun! The Great American Deception is a hilarious (and deeply disturbing) voyage through a futuristic netherworld of caffeinated robots and diet pizza. Somewhere—possibly nowhere—Douglas Adams is sighing pleasurably with a combination of approval and afterlife indigestion.” —Gary Shteyngart, author of Little Failure and Lake Success “The Great American Deception is by far the most enjoyable novel told from the point of view of a futuristic coffee machine I have ever read!” —Ben Schwartz, actor and writer Private detective Frank Harken could really, really use a cup of coffee. Can you blame him? His new case features a missing woman, a flaky client, a cranky security officer, a mysterious assassin, an overbearing mob boss, an ice-cold enforcer, and the best mini-golf the world has ever seen. Did we mention the fate of millions is at stake? “Stein delivers a madcap sci-fi take on the hard-boiled detective genre in this fun, near-future romp that’s chock-full of rapid-fire wit, tongue-in-cheek literary allusions, and playful futuristic absurdity… Stein keeps the stakes high and the laughs coming … Sure to appeal to fans of Douglas Adams, this zany, uproarious mystery is a constant delight.” —Publishers Weekly …
November 9, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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When you knock out all their teeth people lose interest in eating apples
November 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Makes you an offer you'd better refuse
November 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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“It says something that I believed it.” Yes, but not what you think it says.
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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If this isn't a meme yet, it should be. Trump standing around not aware something bad is going on in the background at various famous real and fictional disasters and horrors.
November 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Kavanaugh diet
November 8, 2025 at 12:07 AM