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JL;DR SUMMARY Daniel Poppick's debut novel, "The Copywriter," encapsulates the transition period from the early Trump era to the pre-COVID days, seen through the eyes of a 33-year-old protagonist, D___, who is a copywriter facing a series of personal and professional downturns. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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NovelCovidTrump EraIronyMillennialGig EconomyExistentialDaniel PoppickThe CopywriterJournal

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New York, United States
"into the queasy embrace of an arts organization not unlike the 92Y."

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