While Warner Bros. has yet to officially confirm themselves, thanks to a since-deleted WGA filing, reports from test screenings, and clues that can be deduced from the official trailer, Paul Thomas Anderson will be delivering his second Thomas Pynchon adaptation this fall with One Battle After Another. Along with Vineland updated for the modern era, following the director’s Inherent Vice a decade ago, Pynchon fans now have another major reason to celebrate this fall.

Pynchon, the genius whose reclusivity might only be matched by Terrence Malick, will release his first novel since 2013’s Bleeding Edge this October. About 12 days after One Battle After Another hits theaters on September 26, Pynchon’s Shadow Ticket arrives on October 7, Penguin Random House announced early this morning. See below a synopsis for the novel (clocking in at 384 pages) which one can pre-order here.

Milwaukee 1932, the Great Depression going full blast, repeal of Prohibition just around the corner,...