Skinny Dipping
at Low Tide
by M. F. Hamlin

is a saga of squeezed shorts, shattered dreams and embarrassing riches

1 of the 4
C-Level People at
GameStop during the
“Meme Stock Saga”

Nick’s story comes from a place of real experience and perspective

“...when was the last time
a book made you
simultaneously laugh out
loud, seethe and brood
over human fallibility?...”

-ANTHONY CHUKUMBA
Managing Director,
Consumer Sector Head

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The gripping saga of the PwnShop of the Gaming Industry

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HARDCOVER SPECIAL EDITION AVAILABLE NOW

After a debut that proved corporate America's most unhinged moment was funnier as fiction, M.F. Hamlin's Skinny Dipping at Low Tide returns in a special edition hardcover, on sale July 14, 2026.

The new edition preserves the acclaimed 336-page satire – described as “a unique literary ride that makes you laugh and think and admire the ‘shoveled words’” – in a collectible format “built to last longer than most of PwnShop’s strategy decks.” It also includes a bonus flipbook hand-drawn by Hamlin himself, animating the story’s mannequin protagonist and giving the special edition a tactile, one-of-a-kind hook for collectors.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Skinny Dipping at Low Tide is a Gonzo Dive into Corporate Absurdity and Meme-Stock Madness

Why do good things happen to bad companies?
Spoiler Alert: It’s not because of strategy.

Forget Wall Street wolves and Silicon Valley unicorns—meet the C-suite circus at PwnShop, where chaos reigns, egos clash, and a Reddit-fueled rocket ride sends a dying retailer “to the moon.”

In Skinny Dipping at Low Tide first-time author M. F. Hamlin delivers a biting laugh-out-loud satire that fuses the irreverence of A Confederacy of Dunces with the financial intrigue of Liar’s Poker. This roman à clef peels back the mahogany doors of PwnShop’s “bored” room during its meme-stock moment, exposing the absurdity of corporate life when logic takes a permanent vacation.

Meet Nick Haller—Harvard MBA wannabe musician and reluctant gladiator in the coliseum of capitalism. As pandemic pandemonium collides with activist agendas and Reddit armies, Haller’s earnest plans for redemption end up on the cutting-room floor—while his net worth skyrockets faster than you can say “diamond hands.”

About The Author

M. F. Hamlin

Devoting the first nine years of his career to the music business in Nashville with Arista Records and Sony Music Publishing Frank “M. F.” Hamlin completed his MBA at Harvard University in 1997. From there he progressed through prominent senior marketing and operating roles in retail and e-commerce. He served as Chief Marketing Officer at Guitar Center EVP and Chief Marketing Officer of Tailored Brands (parent of Men’s Wearhouse and Jos. A Bank) and EVP and Chief Customer Officer of GameStop.

Frank Hamlin has served on the boards of several public and private corporations and is now focused on his recent appointments to the Board of Trustees for the College of Arts & Sciences at his beloved undergraduate alma mater the University of Virginia and as Trustee and Marketing Committee Chair for the Dallas Theater Center.

All proceeds from Skinny Dipping at Low Tide benefit the University of Virginia Causeways Program for Civic Engagement and Social Entrepeneurship, which works to foster respectful relationships between people of different persuasions.