I-Banker-Turned-Writer Publishes First Beach Read Of 2010
Think finance guys are devoid of creativity and soul? Think again! Malcolm Dorson, investment banker and Penn grad, can now add "published author" to his resume with the release of his first novel Octopus Summer. And in true New York fashion, he's throwing a party to celebrate it.
Octopus Summer, to revive a few terms from high school literature, is a bildungsroman, a roman a clef, of a kid named Callum Littlefield who lives with his eccentric grandmother after getting kicked out of prep school. Bored and restless he runs away to his parents' empty Manhattan townhouse and experiences a transformative summer among the city's elite. Sounds like the perfect read for our first Jitney ride of 2010!
Malcolm Dorson with Chloe Wynne and Kylie Gattinella at the Jane Hotel, June 2009
To mark this momentous accomplishment, Carolina Dorson and Serena Tufo are throwing a party on at the Lisa Perry shop. Though the invitation doesn't specify a dress code, we predict lots of green dresses and bow ties, as the party takes place on St. Patrick's Day. An after party at Orsay may compete with Dorrian's Red Hand for revelers dying to drink green beer.
For more information about or to purchase Octopus Summer, please visit CreateSpace.
Vassili Verrecchia Shows Off His Favorite Things In His Paris Home
While his brother, Timothee, runs the NYC office, Vassili takes on the Paris-based side of things. To gain some insight to what inspires such a creative and entrepreneurial spirit, we asked Vass to show off some of his favorite worldly and sentimental possessions in his Paris home. See where Vass's travels have taken him...
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March 5, 2010
12:19am
sounds a bit like a "holden caufield" from some book I once heard about called "a catcher in the rye."
hugesunglasses
March 5, 2010
3:08pm
How funny, I just penned a tome about the travails of an adolescent Penn graduate becoming an iBanker in the big city while navigating an even bigger challenge: puberty
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March 6, 2010
11:24pm
WAY TO GO, DARKWING DUCK!
MD
March 31, 2010
6:32pm
Umm....last time I checked Malcolm Dorson is far from an investment banker...more like an analyst in the private bank, way to go Malc!
Blueberry Pancakes
April 1, 2010
3:50am
So he's selling the book on CreateSpace, meaning he couldn't find a publisher. Which means it probably sucks. Like this website.