James P. Othmer, a former creative director at advertising giant Young & Rubicam, is the author of the new book “Adland: Searching for the Meaning of Life on a Branded Planet” (Doubleday).
“Adland is destined to become a classic of its kind — a must-read for anyone brave (or insane or aimless) enough to toil in the fields of modern advertising,” said Daniel Pink.
He is the author of the acclaimed novel “The Futurist,” the first chapter of which was a National Magazine Award finalist in fiction.
The Village Voice said “The Futurist” is “superbly cynical. So blackly accurate it can predict tomorrow’s headlines.” The New York Times called it “an acerbically funny book.” And Entertainment Weekly hailed “The Futurist” as “glib, trenchant, cynical, heartfelt, daffy and harrowing — often on the same page.”
His fiction, humor and essays have appeared in the Virginia Quarterly Review, Esquire, Nylon, the New York Times and the Washington Post Book World.
Visit him online at www.jamespothmer.com.
