Please tell me how it could interfere with the book’s release?
If anything it is only going to help sales, much to Esquire’s chagrin, I’m sure.
Corsi’s book is currently #65 at Amazon.
It was meant to interfere with the publicity and promotion of the book by causing confusion.
That the article itself was satire does not undo the fact that people may simply glance at a headline and assume it to be true.
However, I do agree with you that the overall effect of this episode is that it will likely increase publicity and thereby book sales.