Slate

Thomas Pynchon’s New Book Is Sometimes Goofy and Sometimes Shockingly Timely

The good news about Shadow Ticket—the new Thomas Pynchon novel and his first in 12 years—is that it’s one of his private-eye stories. Fictional gumshoes make ideal Pynchon protagonists, guys not in it ...
The New York Times

Book Review: ‘There Was a Shadow,’ by Bruce Handy, and ‘The Shadow & the Ghost,’ by Cat Min

Bruce Handy, Lisk Feng and Cat Min present shadows for what they are: the non-nefarious interplay of light and dark. By Leigh Ann Henion Leigh Ann Henion is the author of “Phenomenal: A Hesitant ...
Los Angeles Times

Thomas Pynchon’s ‘Shadow Ticket’ is a 1930s detective tale with a sucker punch ending

With next week’s publication of his ninth novel, “Shadow Ticket,” Thomas Pynchon’s secret 20th century is at last complete. For many of us, Pynchon is the best American writer since F. Scott ...
The New York Times

A New Thomas Pynchon Novel Is Coming This Fall

Featuring a Depression-era private eye, “Shadow Ticket” will be the 87-year-old writer’s first book since 2013. By Alexandra Alter The elusive novelist Thomas Pynchon will publish a new book this fall ...