I, Libertine
I, Libertine  
Podcast: Hoax!
Published On: Mon Jan 05 2026
Description: Midcentury New Yorkers who couldn't sleep found a friend in Jean Shepherd, the iconoclastic radio personality whose middle of the night monologues made him a cult comedy figure and leader of the underground Night People movement. When he proposed to prank the book world by demanding a novel that didn't exist, the title became so popular his followers more or less willed it into being. SOURCEShttps://web.archive.org/web/20020427051336/https:/flicklives.com/Articles/Wall_Street_Journel/8-1-56/8-1-56.jpghttps://www.theawl.com/2013/02/the-man-behind-the-brilliant-media-hoax-of-i-libertine/Excelsior, You Fathead! By Eugene B BergmannI, Libertine by Theodore Sturgeonhttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/aug/25/handbook-for-mortals-by-lani-sarem-pulled-from-nyt-bestsellers-listhttps://www.pajiba.com/book_reviews/did-this-book-buy-its-way-onto-the-new-york-times-bestseller-list.phphttps://www.vulture.com/2017/09/handbook-for-mortals-lani-sarem-23-hour-new-york-times-bestseller.htmlhttps://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lani-sarem-blues-traveler-manager-novelist-bestseller-list-7957648/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.