That’s the headline in the New York Post talking about Lloyd Devereux Richards’ thriller, “Stone Maidens.” According to the article, he wrote the book at night and on weekends while working at National Life Group!
“The Vermont author’s book — a flop when it was first published in 2012 — is now No. 1 on Amazon’s bestseller list thanks to a video his daughter posted on TikTok that’s garnered more than 40.3 million views, 9.4 million likes and a lot of book buyers.”
Did you know Lloyd when he worked here, and have you read the book?
Congratulations to Lloyd!
You can read the full article in the New York Post here: No. 1 Amazon book went from flop to top thanks to TikTok (nypost.com)
There is also a longer form article about the phenomenon in Seven Days here: Viral TikTok Post Brings Delayed Fame to Montpelier Author | Books | Seven Days | Vermont’s Independent Voice (sevendaysvt.com)