John Cheever
This goo was worth a point in September 2023.
publication date: Sunday, September 24, 2023 (part of September 2023)
category: 
Literature
clue: The upshot of having the first f-bomb in the Book of the Month Club is getting to write about the scandal afterwards.
explanation: Cheever's 1957 novel The Wapshot Chronicle was the first book in the Book of the Month Club to contain the word "fuck." It was followed in 1964 by a sequel, The Wapshot Scandal. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm and Steve West
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