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Which non-existent book made the New York Times bestseller list?

In the 1950s in the United States, best-selling book lists were compiled not only by actual sales, but also by inquiries from buyers in bookstores. Radio host Gene Shepard decided to ridicule this system and asked listeners of his show to ask in stores for the book "I, Libertine" by the fictional writer Frederick Ewing. This giveaway put the book on the official New York Times bestseller chart. After some time, the book with this name and pseudonym was indeed published, however, after the hoax was exposed.

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