Public Address | Cafe | Busytown: A garden of forking paths https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/ en-us Copyright (c) 2026 Public Address philipmatthews https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/busytown-a-garden-of-forking-paths/?p=145609#post145609 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/busytown-a-garden-of-forking-paths/?p=145609#post145609 My own LUQ:

— How many unshipped warehouse copies were there for Witi to buy back?
— How many copies were returned to Penguin by bookstores?

Given that the novel has been a bestseller week after week, my hunch — and it's just a hunch — is few in both…

]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:11:35 +1300 Jolisa https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/busytown-a-garden-of-forking-paths/?p=145591#post145591 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/busytown-a-garden-of-forking-paths/?p=145591#post145591 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:24:46 +1300 giovanni tiso https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/busytown-a-garden-of-forking-paths/?p=145590#post145590 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/busytown-a-garden-of-forking-paths/?p=145590#post145590 I presume the comments in the other post are not enabled on purpose, se let me just say here: fantastic summation.

I recoiled a bit reading Peter Wells' post but it ought to be commended for being so uncompromising just as everybody else is so busy forgetting the incident ever…

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