One of the most tragic aspects of the publishing industry is recognizing the years of labour, research, networking, and luck that go into getting something onto shelves – and then watching an idiot like this get handed a publishing contract.
That’s right – ousted Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, recently impeached for allegedly selling Barack Obama’s vacant senate seat, has signed a six-figure book deal.
Inside: In the January/February issue of Q&Q, now on newsstands, we look back on the decade that was, highlighting the people, books, and events that defined the 2000s. Also in the issue, we look ahead at the season’s most anticipated books in our Spring Preview; visit with veteran publisher Kim McArthur as she attempts to reinvent McArthur & Company; and examine the secret nine-to-five lives of Canadian authors. All that, plus reviews of new books by Todd Babiak, Ruth Ohi, Ann Vanderhoof, Richard Scrimger, and more.
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This depresses me even more.
http://theblemish.com/2009/03/lauren-conrad-is-a-fiction-writer/
Will it have a foreward by Brian Mulroney?
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