**A literary NFT drop -- secret manuscript outtakes, never-used cover art, and catchphrases -- from the writer Anand Giridharadas.**

This is an experiment in applying NFTs to the literary world. Here is a collection of for-your-eyes-only deleted passages from the New York Times bestseller "Winners Take All" -- plus a cover art concept designed by the author but rejected, the original "Plutes gonna plute" template, the coined word "MarketWorld," and a March of Progress of the evolving title pages.

Many deleted passages were excised because they made the book less hearable. Now hear them on their own.

Can elements of a book that didn't belong in the book nonetheless live in the world, but in quiet? Can unused fragments of a work be witnessed without being published?

Proceeds from this experiment will fund future reporting projects, as well as original works by emerging writers to be published in The Ink newsletter and the collection of literary artifacts from other writers.

"Winners Take All": Author's Cut

Few things in publishing are as fraught as book covers. With "Winners Take All," it was no exception. Round after round of idea was considered and rejected. At some point in the process, I attempted to design my own cover concept, from which this collectible comes.

It was not adopted. Which is for the best.

Unpublished cover concept for "Winners Take All," designed by Anand Giridharadas

What is the value?

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