@PaperbackRighta

@ark_press author of The Pickle Factory: A Tall Tale of the CIA

Joined March 2026
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And now for the backstory. @ark_press @tonydaniel777 @dafsharirad @JMichaelWaller @Heminator @NewshamGrant @L0m3z @christopherrufo @elonmusk washingtonpost.com/national-…

Ex-CIA officer’s novel alleges grave dysfunction in deep-cover operations

Twelve years after the Central Intelligence Agency initially rejected its publication, a scathing book skewers a top-secret spying program.

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The Cipher Brief (@thecipherbrief) on π˜›π˜©π˜¦ π˜—π˜ͺ𝘀𝘬𝘭𝘦 𝘍𝘒𝘀𝘡𝘰𝘳𝘺: β€œThere are certainly parts of the novel that will strike home with former Agency officers.” @paperbackrighta
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Freehawk@free_FreehawkOct 18
...any secret hidden messages.
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The Cipher Brief (@thecipherbrief) on π˜›π˜©π˜¦ π˜—π˜ͺ𝘀𝘬𝘭𝘦 𝘍𝘒𝘀𝘡𝘰𝘳𝘺: β€œ[Oyken] hits the nail on the head: β€˜Once in a while someone who wants to improve things gives upper management a try, but eventually the bureaucracy either co-opts or crushes them.’” @paperbackrighta
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Number 1 on Amazon in New Releases for Absurdist Fiction. Wait … β€œAbsurdist” β€” is that a good thing? @ark_press
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Dr. Dan Lomas@Sandbagger_01Oct 17
In every spy there’s a novel trying to get out thetimes.com/comment/columni…

In every spy there’s a novel trying to get out

From Geoffrey Chaucer to Ian Fleming, there is a long line of spooks who swapped the cloak and dagger for the pen

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@ark_pressOct 16
The Center for Security Policy (which helped sponsor our π˜—π˜ͺ𝘀𝘬𝘭𝘦 𝘍𝘒𝘀𝘡𝘰𝘳𝘺 Washington launch event) posts J. Michael Waller's great Review of the book. Hardcovers still available direct from Ark.press! centerforsecuritypolicy.org/…
Center for Security Policy masthead and J. Michael Waller’s headline: β€œLaughter of recognition echoes from the realest spy novel in years.” Originally published by The Federalist. Complete cover of The Pickle Factory by Sam R. Oyken, with β€œAvailable at ark.press” beneath it.

ALT Center for Security Policy masthead and J. Michael Waller’s headline: β€œLaughter of recognition echoes from the realest spy novel in years.” Originally published by The Federalist. Complete cover of The Pickle Factory by Sam R. Oyken, with β€œAvailable at ark.press” beneath it.

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The Cipher Brief (@thecipherbrief) on π˜›π˜©π˜¦ π˜—π˜ͺ𝘀𝘬𝘭𝘦 𝘍𝘒𝘀𝘡𝘰𝘳𝘺: β€œ[Oyken’s style] reminded this reviewer a bit of Kurt Vonnegut in several of his novels, most particularly 𝘚𝘭𝘒𝘢𝘨𝘩𝘡𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘦-𝘍π˜ͺ𝘷𝘦, and of Joseph Heller’s 𝘊𝘒𝘡𝘀𝘩-22.” @paperbackrighta
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@ark_pressOct 15
Excellent review of π˜›π˜©π˜¦ π˜—π˜ͺ𝘀𝘬𝘭𝘦 𝘍𝘒𝘀𝘡𝘰𝘳𝘺 in the 𝘞𝘒𝘴𝘩π˜ͺ𝘯𝘨𝘡𝘰𝘯 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦 π˜‰π˜¦π˜’π˜€π˜°π˜―. Money: "A collection of faux news articles about agency blunders and a joke regarding a cut scene from the Tom Hanks movie 𝘊𝘒𝘴𝘡 𝘈𝘸𝘒𝘺 should elicit snorts, snickers, or even out-loud laughter." We couldn't agree more. @PaperbackRighta @FreeBeacon
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NOC NOC. Hardcovers of π˜›π˜©π˜¦ π˜—π˜ͺ𝘀𝘬𝘭𝘦 𝘍𝘒𝘀𝘡𝘰𝘳𝘺 (previously sold out) are once again available at Amazon, B&N, u.s.w. Book signing down at the CIA Headquarters Starbucks t.b.d. @ark_press
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The OSS Society
@osssocietyOct 14
Lt. Col. Donovan personally led the assaulting wave in an attack upon a very strongly organized position, and when our troops were suffering heavy casualties, he encouraged all near him by his example; moving among his men in exposed positions, reorganizing decimated platoons, and accompanying them forward in attacks. When he was wounded in the leg by machine gun bullets, he refused to be evacuated and continued with his unit until it withdrew to a less exposed position. Medal of Honor Citation for Lt. Col. William J. Donovan, USA 165th Infantry Regiment, 42nd Division Near Landres-et-Saint-Georges, France October 14-15, 1918
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: π˜›π˜©π˜¦ π˜—π˜ͺ𝘀𝘬𝘭𝘦 𝘍𝘒𝘀𝘡𝘰𝘳𝘺 Pickle Factory is still churning out Pickle Factories direct from Ark! ark.press/blogs/news/the-pic…
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π˜›π˜©π˜¦ π˜—π˜ͺ𝘀𝘬𝘭𝘦 𝘍𝘒𝘀𝘡𝘰𝘳𝘺 β€” #teamBUTTONFLY all the way. @schlickw @BeardenMilt @ThlsThlngOfOurs @Herefordaratio @JMichaelWaller @kevr0n @ElbridgeColby @HKRoySpyWriter @Heminator @NewshamGrant @BlogGuero @collins_daman @DavidJohnButler @iOSforensic @tobyharnden @dafsharirad @tonydaniel777 @KennethDekleva @toxictiramisu @ark_press @PassagePress @L0m3z @thecipherbrief
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The Cipher Brief (@thecipherbrief) on π˜›π˜©π˜¦ π˜—π˜ͺ𝘀𝘬𝘭𝘦 𝘍𝘒𝘀𝘡𝘰𝘳𝘺: β€œπ˜›π˜©π˜¦ π˜—π˜ͺ𝘀𝘬𝘭𝘦 𝘍𝘒𝘀𝘡𝘰𝘳𝘺 is a brilliant and biting work of satire written by someone who has an insider’s eye for the decay that comes to organizations that have lost their mission focus.” @paperbackrighta
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Lucy Tucker
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Replying to @PaperbackRighta
@PaperbackRighta Why can’t I get your book in hard or soft cover? I’m listening on Audible, but all the lovely palindromes! I need to seem them in print!
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@ark_pressOct 13
We had our suspicions . . . Get The Pickle Factory and find out! Get it here: ark.press/products/the-pickl… (YES, the hardcover is available for shipping NOW from Ark Press) @schlickw @probablyinvited @PaperbackRighta
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β€œπ˜›π˜©π˜¦ π˜—π˜ͺ𝘀𝘬𝘭𝘦 𝘍𝘒𝘀𝘡𝘰𝘳𝘺 is a brilliant and biting work of satire.β€β€”β€œCatch-22 Goes to Langley”— book review by 24-year CIA veteran Rob Dannenberg, @thecipherbrief @ark_press thecipherbrief.com/book-revi…

Catch-22 Goes To Langley

BOOK REVIEW: THE PICKLE FACTORY: A TALL TALE OF THE CIABy Sam R. Oyken / Ark PressReviewed by: Robert DannenbergThe Reviewer - Rob Dannenberg is a 24-year veteran of the CIA, where he served in...

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Excellent review of π˜›π˜©π˜¦ π˜—π˜ͺ𝘀𝘬𝘭𝘦 𝘍𝘒𝘀𝘡𝘰𝘳𝘺 in the 𝘞𝘒𝘴𝘩π˜ͺ𝘯𝘨𝘡𝘰𝘯 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦 π˜‰π˜¦π˜’π˜€π˜°π˜―. Money: "Oyken also sources steady streams of lunacy in silly job titles . . . in agency mafias such as the Mormon Mafia and the Irish Catholic Mafia . . . and in the numerous 'Funny Names' which include Ebenezer Z. MYPLACEORYOURS, Jesus H. KRYSTE, and the redoubtable Helga Q. FLYSPECK, who has 'the eyes of a disgruntled black mamba.'" We couldn't agree more. @PaperbackRighta @FreeBeacon
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