This just in from a bookworld tipster who, experience suggests, knows of what he speaks:

On the dl: Anderson Cooper has been shopping a book about his New Orleans experiences, fyi. He's repped by Janklow/Nesbit. Don't know if it has sold or who bought it.

Anyone seen the proposal, or at least seen parts of it? Let us know, with anonymity protected: tips@gawker.com.

We're totally hoping there's some hot anchor-on-anchor action with the equally New Orleans-crazed and waterlogged Shep Smith.

Sigh.

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