Man Claims to be Author of Children's Book “To be Published Any Day Now”

Friends and relatives of a middle-aged NYC man are questioning his assertion that he is the author of a soon-to-be-published children’s book. According to an acquaintance, for over a year the man has been telling “anyone who will listen” that his first book will be published “soon,” yet when pressed for details about its release date, “he just kind of makes up excuses. It’s kind of sad, frankly.” Dutton, the supposed publisher, had no knowledge of the man and refused further comment.