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| − | A [[hoax]] and the author of a [[hoax]]. Travis Tea was dreamed up by a number of [[SF]] writers to be the author of '' | + | A [[hoax]] and the author of a [[hoax]]. '''Travis Tea''' was dreamed up by a number of [[SF]] writers to be the author of ''Atlanta Nights'', a jointly written [[book]] that attempted to be the worst book ever written. It was then submitted to print-on-demand publisher PublishAmerica, which accepted it with praise. |
| − | To get an idea, here's the first question from the Travis Tea FAQ: | + | To get an idea, here's the first question from the Travis Tea FAQ: <br> |
| − | QUESTION: "The world is full of bad books written by amateurs. But why settle for the merely regrettable?" | + | QUESTION: "The world is full of bad books written by amateurs. But why settle for the merely regrettable?"<br> |
ANSWER: "Atlanta Nights is a bad book written by experts." | ANSWER: "Atlanta Nights is a bad book written by experts." | ||
| − | + | The book was published in 2005, tho not by PublishAmerica, which withdrew its acceptance when the hoax was revealed. | |
| − | {{ | + | {{link | website=https://www.travistea.com/ |text=Website}}. |
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Latest revision as of 09:24, 29 November 2022
A hoax and the author of a hoax. Travis Tea was dreamed up by a number of SF writers to be the author of Atlanta Nights, a jointly written book that attempted to be the worst book ever written. It was then submitted to print-on-demand publisher PublishAmerica, which accepted it with praise.
To get an idea, here's the first question from the Travis Tea FAQ:
QUESTION: "The world is full of bad books written by amateurs. But why settle for the merely regrettable?"
ANSWER: "Atlanta Nights is a bad book written by experts."
The book was published in 2005, tho not by PublishAmerica, which withdrew its acceptance when the hoax was revealed.
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