It is getting completely ridiculous. What is specially galling is that these days most of us have publicly published works (ala github, etc.)<p>On the other hand, seeing a letter like that reminded me of how James Joyce [?] used to go to Shakespeare and Company [1] and rearrange the display to make sure Ulysses was prominently displayed!<p>[?]: ?!!!<p>[1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Shakespeare_and_Company_%28bookstore%29" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Shakespeare_and_Company_%28boo...</a>