Craigslist, books, publicity, publishing

Are You Cool Enough To Blurb This Book?

The upstart Dumbo Books of Brooklyn thought of a not-so-ingenious way to get real life teens to blurb their upcoming release of Queens writer Richard Grayson's new book: Craigslist. With only a Blogger website to their name, the small press has turned to blind posting in 'Writing Jobs', looking for "18-25yo hipsters to blurb our cool forthcoming book of sex stories for teens...you must be cool-looking, smart looking." High standards, but when you're desperately seeking random blurbs for the tragically titled, Who Will Kiss The Pig? Sex Stories For Teens, you want the best. Hopefully they'll omit the Miss Piggy-inspired cover from the PDF they promise to send along to chosen hipsters. And if you're under 18, there's still hope: just ask your parents if it's OK to talk about how much you love this book/PDF about teen sex. After the jump, the full Craigslist post in all its glory.

We'll let someone else investigate Grayson's charming encounter with teen sex. The only thing we desire is for Dumbo to consider our teen sex manuscript, It Happened One Puberty, as they promise below.

Cool Brooklyn book publisher looking for cool 18-25yo hipsters to blurb our cool forthcoming book of sex stories for teens. We will send you a PDF of the book and ask for a blurb & headshot for advertising, website, publicity. Tiny honorarium of free books and our guarantee to read and consider your own book manuscript for publication. Our books have been reviewed in Phila. Inquirer, Kirkus, Hipster Book Club, Florida Book Review, etc. You must be cool-looking, smart-looking. Minorities encouraged to apply. Under 18, must have parents' permission!

Say what you want, but their support of people of color demands respect. Strike that, cool people of color.

1:08 PM on Wed Apr 23 2008
By carnevale
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marvel girl at 01:18 PM on 04/23/08
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Hipsters have to have headshots now? Wow, I'm so out of it...
TheHonJudgeSmails at 01:21 PM on 04/23/08
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The proprietors of this company, along with those of the "Hipster Book Club" deserve to be ritually slaughtered.
CaptainHangNail at 01:21 PM on 04/23/08
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Yeah, because stories about premature ejaculation are so freaking cool.
KarenUhOh at 01:28 PM on 04/23/08
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No, since you've brought it up. I'm NOT pissed I wasn't asked. Not in the fucking least.
if_i_only_had_a_heart at 01:30 PM on 04/23/08
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there is so much wrong, but i'll just start with this: 18-25yo hipsters

i thought the definition of hipster was graduated from expensive college and still being supported by mumsie and poppsie but acting all disenfranchised and rebellious
Sarcastro at 01:34 PM on 04/23/08
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"Wow! A lot of people ejaculate before penetration! Now I know I'm not alone. Thanks, Who Will Kiss the Pig!

- Dr. Sparkles, Williamsburg
Nard38 at 01:35 PM on 04/23/08
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I have some sex advice for teens.

Girls: Blue balls are a real problem. Don't cause them.

Boys: "Pull & Pray" is a 100% effective birth control technique if your do both hard enough.
Hamilton Nolan at 01:37 PM on 04/23/08
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I actually wrote a story about this guy Richard Grayson once when he was running for state legislature in Florida on an ultraliberal platform. He did not win.
VirusWithShoes at 01:38 PM on 04/23/08
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Damn - I'm officially ten years too late to pitch them "Dude, She Like Totally Came".
jackvinyl at 01:40 PM on 04/23/08
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Lolcait wrote a book?
PattyCake at 01:44 PM on 04/23/08
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Robin the Boy Wonder wrote a book?
depardoo at 01:54 PM on 04/23/08
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"Minorities encouraged to apply. Under 18, must have parents' permission." Rarely has so much offensiveness been expressed so pithily.
izzodee544 at 02:07 PM on 04/23/08
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@marvel girl: there's actually this whole application process you have to go through to even be a hipster. questions are pretty much what you'd expect; age, sex, number of times pictured on 'last night's party', level of internet fame ranked from 1-10, number of items owned from american apparel, list of all djs that you are familiar with. Also, include a picture of yourself wearing empty-framed glasses.
carnevale at 02:19 PM on 04/23/08
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Dude, She Like Totally Came is genius, I suggest you pitch it to them. After this post, they'll want to stay in the teen sex genre forever.
VirusWithShoes at 02:27 PM on 04/23/08
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@carnevale: Thanks. I also want to stay in the teen sex genre forever - only it's getting a bit creepy now, even though I do cleanse and moisturise twice a day, I'm not really pulling it off the way I used to.

Euphemisy!
fingerfingerfinger at 02:34 PM on 04/23/08
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Deflower power!

I guess that skews more towards the tweens. Dammit.
Leon Freilich at 02:45 PM on 04/23/08
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Craigslust

I found an apartment on craigslist
Along with a leather sofa
And a surprisingly clean tuxedo
That I bought from a TV gofer.

But the biggest surprise of them all
(On the dating page that Craig carried)
Was finding my wife and her picture--
I thought we were happily married.
famousauthor at 07:47 PM on 04/23/08
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Isn't Richard Grayson the guy who wrote about Hamilton Nolan in his last book? It was hilarious.
ouiserboudreaux at 12:38 AM on 04/24/08
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How about this - I'm a middle aged suburban soccer mom and I'll blurb how much I fear the book and how the moral compass of America is way off. I'll send a photo of me in mom jeans. Can I get some swag and stuff too?