arrives on September 23 from Simon & Schuster’s Post Hill Press, who describe Allen’s novel (bearing a slim 192 pages and recognizable typeface) as the “portrait of an intellectual crippled by neurotic concerns about the futility and emptiness of life [and] amusing glimpse at the New York publishing establishment.” While nowhere near Allen’s first published work––a quick count reveals five anthologies spanning 1971 to 2022, while 2020 brought the not-quite-serene release of his memoir Apropos of Nothing––it’s certainly a major shift so late in life and career.