privatebankingnovel.jpgAs you know, we’re always looking for the next big thing in the literature of Wall Street. We can’t get enough of the stuff. Especially when it comes to books from Wall Streeters turned writers.
So we were more than pleased when someone leaked us the first few chapters of a novel called Top Producer. It’s looks like an updated Bonfire of the Vanities set in the world of private wealth management. The author is Norbert Vonnegut, Managing Director at Silvercrest Asset Management. Vonnegut’s got a long and distinguished pedigree, having done time at Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan Chase, and Paine Webber. Oh, yeah, and he also happens to be related to that other Vonnegut guy who’s written a couple of novels.
The novel is apparently being shopped around to publishing houses by literary agent Scott Hoffman at Folio Literary, so it should be out sometime next year. That’s a longtime to wait. Will someone please leak us the rest of the book?

Comments (8)

  1. Posted by ko...again | October 9, 2007 at 3:49 PM

    Carney, aggressive posting today! Trying to compensate for something?
    No, not that, I mean you’re lack of posts most other days.
    Keep up the good work.

  2. Posted by John Carney` | October 9, 2007 at 3:54 PM

    The whole office is refreshed from our long weekend!

  3. Posted by Series7.5 | October 9, 2007 at 4:17 PM

    Are we to assume then nothing new in the world of Proxy?
    If there is anything we have learned from the WSJ you gotta ride your story no matter how few developments, Mr. Carney I can sense your pulitzer slipping away …

  4. Posted by StockKevin | October 9, 2007 at 4:58 PM

    Where can I find the first few leaked chapters?

  5. Posted by Iceman | October 9, 2007 at 6:38 PM

    Who’s butt did you kiss to get here?

  6. Posted by Goose | October 9, 2007 at 6:40 PM

    The list is long, but distinguished.

  7. Posted by Iceman | October 9, 2007 at 6:40 PM

    Yeah, well so’s my johnson.

  8. Posted by guest | September 21, 2009 at 2:42 PM

    Wow, you sure called it, John! I just got my copy in the mail. I’m 3/4 of the way through, and it’s just fantastic. Does this fellow have any other books out yet?

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