New And Improving Thomas

Back in 2005, SFist MattyMatt profiled local author Carl Hayes, who'd written an online novel about a Haight Street hipster transitioning into corporate culture. Well, a self-publishing press house has picked up Hayes' book, which can be purchased at fine online bookseller websites and is called The New and Improving Thomas.

Adding to the SFist thrills, we've also profiled the man who shot the cover of the book, named Merkley. Here's Merkley's flickr shots of Hayes's book cover (the rest of Merkley's pictures are probably NSFW.)

Can you imagine if we tried to turn our blog entries into a novel? "Our Days With Chris Daly, Gavin Newsom's Blue Tie, and Peter Ragone: A 435 Part Series." The mind boggles. Congratulations, Carl!