On Monday night, Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle, Wash., hosted a midnight release party for Thomas Pynchon's Shadow Ticket (Penguin Press). The evening included themed music, drinks and snacks, trivia, and "plenty of Pynchon" (though, as the store noted: "Thomas Pynchon will not be present."). As soon as the clock struck midnight, the store handed out copies to the eager readers.
