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A pair of unusual and intriguing (and otherwise unrelated) items today, about two books making their way into print. (Come to think of it, both have a porn angle.) The first is the tale of Andrew Davidson’s The Gargoyle, one of the most hotly anticipated books still to release this summer, and how the author landed his agent. It’s no ordinary tale — read it.

The second hinges on the advent of the Denis Johnson novel (Nobody Move) that is being serialized in Playboy. The first installment is in the July issue, now on stands, and Playboy isn’t making it available online. But the Los Angeles Times book blog is doing a running commentary on both the meat and the meta, which is where the link will take you. FSG will publish the book.