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success stories
Jimmy Frey, Our Former Intern Boy, Makes It Big in Hollywood
Hey, look! Being a Gawker Intern pays off. One of our most famous non-paid workers, James Frey, is shopping a young adult series that just got preemptively optioned by DreamWorks. Estimates say the deal was in the high six figures. More »
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Comment by iplaudius: I would love to intern for Gawker, but I fear that Richard Lawson would just make me his bitch, force... 3 Responses | Other threads
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the internet
Best Tumblr-to-Book Deal Yet
Look At This Fucking Hipster, a blog about looking at hipsters, and then making fun of them, has scored a book deal. Plus the formerly anonymous, self-loathing author has been revealed!
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Comment by hortense: Emerson! That totally makes sense. You go in at 18 as an insufferable hipster and you leave at 22 realizing... 11 Responses | Other threads
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publishing
The Facebook Status Update That Could End Up a Movie
Sure, people have made books out of tweet collections and websites about emails and fatty foods, but has anyone parlayed a lone Facebook update into old-media glory? This might actually happen, insanely enough.
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Dick Cheney To Write Another Book About All the "Corpulent" "Cripples" Of Congress
Dick Cheney, the least likable humanoid creature both on the planet and deep below its surface, where he came from, wants to write a book. He would like $2 million for it, thank you. It's worth it, though! His last book was totally awesome! More »
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By PareeneComment by BxgrlJeri: Excuse me but just where the fuck has Dickwad Chinless been these past 8 years? Hiding in the bunker? Torturing... 3 Responses | Other threads
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everyday he's hustlin'
Blago's Boffo Book Bucks Blocked?
Not only was beloved former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich denied his opportunity to be a celebrity wishing to get out of here, now he won't even get his million dollars from his book deal. More »
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By PareeneComment by Fry_Bread_Power: Million dollar book deal or not, he still looks like he's wearing a Tribble on his forehead. 1 Responses | Other threads
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deep thoughts
It's Just Meta-Bankruptcy
A New York Times reporter is never really broke until after he's spent all the money he got to write a book about how he went broke. [NYT]
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Comment by sweetpickles: This also confirms everyone's theory that economists are overeducated university nitwits who know just as little about money as the... 7 Responses | Other threads
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mother's day
Mother's Day, Professional Help Needed: I'm A Bad Son, What Do I Do?
So: let's say it's Mother's Day, and you're in a bind, because for whatever reason, you're a terrible son. What to do? Interview noted Mom expert, Postcards From Yo Momma luminary Doree Shafrir! More »
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By Foster KamerComment by Almostbanned: My mother is a lunatic for mothers day. God help us if we don't have something prepared that required at... 4 Responses | Other threads
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books
What Insane Message Does Glenn Beck Have for Children?
So Glenn Beck has agreed to write books for children and teenagers. We almost missed that when reading about the Fox Newser's book deal today. We almost weren't terrified. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by cdmunch: Form children: Uncle Glennie's 9/12 Coloring Book: Colored, Pinkos & Queers Are Hiding Under Your Bed. For teens: Glenn Beck's Awkward... 3 Responses | Other threads
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feuds
David Pogue Latest Victim of Twitter-Book Rage
The idea of a book of microblogging "tweets" really bugs some people. Our own Nick Douglas, author of the forthcoming TwitterWit, already knows that. Now a New York Times columnist is feeling the hate. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by poguenyt: Thanks for the post about my book ( [bit.ly] ). Just a clarification, though: The publisher is not O'Reilly; in fact,... 7 Responses | Other threads
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The Assimilator
The Hipster Grifter Considered
So a regular feature with TAN on the weekend will be "The Assimilator". This week we have Vice co-founder Gavin McInnes, Grifter story-breaker Doree Shafrir, and a book editor talking about: Guess Who? More »
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By T.A.N.Comment by BookishLookish: Man, the PD is really dropping the ball; it would be so easy to nab this grifty little female. Her... 6 Responses | Other threads
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titles
What Shall We Call Hank Paulson's Book?
We heard Hank Paulson will give you $25 billion if you come up with a name for his upcoming book (and you are a former Goldman guy). So let's all pitch in! More »
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By PareeneComment by Hamilton Nolan: "Fuck You, Subjects of Choire Sicha's Book" 3 Responses | Other threads
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blog to book
You May Be Fat, But They Have a Book Deal
Our video guy Richard Blakeley and his ladyfriend Jessica Amason, the Larry and Althea Flynt of junk-food porn, have a book deal! HarperStudio has purchased publishing rights to Tumblr This Is Why You're Fat. More »
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Comment by MisterHippity: I'm still trying to shop my own book: Tuesdays With Hippity. It's a compendium of every Gawker comment I ever... 9 Responses | Other threads
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memoirs
George W. Bush's Sad Book Deal
There's now a rumored-price tag on George W. Bush's forthcoming memoirs, "Decision Points:" a $7 million advance from publisher Crown. How does that stack up to other Deciders? More »
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By Ryan TateComment by cohenj88: Given how introspective he is, do you think Crown got a guarantee that he'll hand in a manuscript that was... 9 Responses | Other threads
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book deals
HarperCollins Paid $50,000 For Book of Re-Tweets: Source
We'll concede that former Valleywag Nick Douglas is, in our limited experience, among the wittiest Twitter users out there, and an entertaining chronicler of internet culture. But, really, $50,000 for his book of re-tweets? More »
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By Ryan TateComment by MrInBetween: A $50,000 advance is better than nothing, but it's not much when you think about it. After the agent's cut... 3 Responses | Other threads
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books
Wacky Tumblr Book Deals, Vol.
OneThreeTwitter has already spawned a deal for an appropriately meta book, so you knew that Tumblr couldn't be far behind. Tumblr's is all about animals, because people don't read "words" any more. More »
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Comment by Soup: This is the third tumblr to book deal. 1) Garfield Minus Garfield. 2) Postcards from Yo Momma. 3) Pets Who Want To Kill... 2 Responses | Other threads
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publishing
Blago's Publisher Almost as Sketchy as Blago
Remember when we all got outraged that Rod Blagojevich got a book deal? Well we should've guessed it came from a shady Hollywood publisher with a history of lawsuits and bankruptcy! More »
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By PareeneComment by Weegee's bored: Reminds me of the editor who paid me good coin to write a novel about a woman primate researcher who... 3 Responses | Other threads
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celebrity science
Celebrity-Only Book Industry Comes Dangerously Close to Publishing 'Writer'
Permasmiley celebrity Columbia writing student James Franco is going to have a book of his short stories published by Scribner. This, strangely, is the least ridiculous book deal we've written about this week. [Fox]
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Comment by TheHonJudgeSmails: I dunno. I think I prefer a bacon-encased sausage log to the abilities of James Franco. 11 Responses | Other threads
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publishing
Rod Blagojevich Got a Book Deal
Someone gave former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich "six figures" to write a book about how he went about selecting a replacement for Barack Obama, in the Senate. More »
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By PareeneComment by pufflehuff: I expect this book to be written entirely in verse. 3 Responses | Other threads
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alum report
Book Of Twitter Bookmarks Bought By HarperCollins
HarperCollins is paying Nick Douglas a five-figure sum for Twitter Wit, a book of the Gawker alum's favorite Twitter posts. Is getting paid for aggregating other people's "tweets" as lazy as it sounds? More »
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By Ryan TateComment by crookedE: I'm sure everyone who was just laid off from HarperCollins will be thrilled to hear this. 7 Responses | Other threads
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the poors
Former Rich Lady Gets Deal to Write Enraging Book
Alexandra Penney—the stupendously un-self-aware once-rich former magazine editor and sex book author who lost all her money to Bernie Madoff and became our favorite blogger—has a book deal! "Notorious" is the new "Deserving." More »
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Comment by Solomon Grundy: Hm, she's basically a first-wave-feminist Carrie Bradshaw with stronger political convictions, who now makes awesome photographs like this: Why all the... 8 Responses | Other threads
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books
Because I Said So Co-Star Lands Huge Book Deal
When you think of "Hot Celebrities Who Provoke Bidding Wars Among Publishers," the first name that springs to mind is "Diane Keaton." Her barely-sketched book idea is sure to recoup all those millions: More »
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Comment by markscottmusic: I love Diane Keaton. Fun, comic actress who has aged gracefully and taken parts that suit her. Nothing wrong with... 2 Responses | Other threads
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publishing
David Plouffe Gets $2 Million Book Deal
Noted drunk college drop-out David Plouffe just got a million-plus dollar book deal, and he doesn't even have a Tumblr. (Does he?) Here's the dumbest quote from the story: More »
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By PareeneComment by DahlELama: WTF? I have literally never heard of this guy, and it sounds like his "story" can literally be summed up... 4 Responses | Other threads
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money
O'Reilly's Advance
Bill O'Reilly got a $5 million dollar advance for his new book, A Bold Fresh Naughty Piece of Humanity Learns to Say 'No' To Drugs. But who's looking out for you? (Hint: Nobody, loser.) [NYP]
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By PareeneComment by SwissMister: Thanks, Gawker, for ruining my weekend. Seriously, this news makes me want to throw my own shit like a crazy... 9 Responses | Other threads
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book deals
Journo Gets Six Figures to Write Book About How Previous Book Was Wrong
Time's Mark Halperin, the most singularly irritating and negatively influential "reporter" in politics today, got a "mid- to high- six-fugre sum" to write a book about the ongoing presidential campaign with New York's John Heilemann. Hey, Mark already wrote a book about the 2008 campaign! It was called The Way To Win and it was about how "The Way To Win" was to emulate Karl Rove and suck Matt Drudge's cock. That book was sooo prescient and successful—remember how well that strategy worked for Hillary Clinton? Hell, remember how well that strategy worked for Mark's book sales? [NYP]
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By PareeneComment by Debussy Fields: Halperin's intrepid, insightful and, oh, I can't think of another in-adjective. But where the Halperin-haters get their political news? Wonkette?... 1 Responses | Other threads
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tumblr
Give Me a Book Deal [Tumblr, Related, Related]
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book deals
Three Steps To Getting A Book Deal For Your Blog
If everyone's getting a book deal for their blog, why aren't you? Mostly because your writing hasn't gone anywhere better than a Gawker comment thread, but also because you haven't followed these three steps (note: not a joke article! Real advice inside) to getting a blog book deal. Short version: Start a blog that's short and sweet and high-concept, spread it on Tumblr and LiveJournal, send it to Gawker, and call Kate Lee.
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By Nick DouglasComment by random_play: Don't forget lying. Also lying. And if that doesn't work you should definitely try lying. Truth is the new fiction! more » | Other threads
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jealous rage
Gawker Alum Paid For Book Your Mom Wrote
The Observer's Doree Shafrir and Jezebel's Jessica Grose landed a book deal for "Postcards From Yo Momma," their beloved tumblr blog that reprints emails from readers' mothers, because we are all terrible children. Doree and Jessica "are said to have received a comfortable... sum," according to Balk, though not as much a the creators of Stuff White People Like. Of course the Stuff White People Like guys actually have to, like, write their book. Themselves! [Radar] Update: Doree says, "they actually want quite a bit of original content." Of course she'll probably make her mom write it.
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By PareeneComment by HeyThatsMyBike: @narnio: Nobody remembers when they wrote a book. I think Nick actually had the whole incident officially erased from history. more » | Other threads
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lol internet
White People Over-Analyze Like This
Did you hear about that hot new internet blog, "Stuff White People Like"? Did someone email or GChat you a link to it? Or did many people? Chances are you either had a knowing chuckle or got all huffy about it, as those seem to be most people's responses. We've gone through the criticisms both whiny—I'm white and I'm nothing like this!—and smart—boy their definition of "white people" is offensively narrow and classist—and now we're sick of those too, even though we sort of agree with them but also are all "lay off, it's a stupid blog." There's the fucking rub: we dislike the site and are sick of everyone disliking the site. Which is why we were so excited to see that they got ten zillion dollars to turn it into a book! A book about hockey, and Miracle Whip! Except not really, because only like middle American White People like those things, see, and there's that class argument we didn't want to get into. No, this book is actually about Juno or some such bullshit.
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By PareeneComment by Crazydogggz: The SWPL guy is a South Park Republican, and he comes with the requisite sneering and scoffing at earnest and... more » | Other threads
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how things work
'The Wall Street Journal' Owns Their Reporters' Brand
Wall Street Journal, ever the business paper, is making good on that by demanding royalties from books their reporters write based on research they originally did for the paper. The staff find the policy "ridiculous." But even if print is dying, book publishing is relatively viable. Journalists can make a lot more from a best-selling book than from reporting on metro education stories. So it's hardly ridiculous for newspaper to want a piece of it. Consider the success of New York Times trend story heartthrob Warren St. John. More »
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By rebeccaComment by famousauthor: I think the Journal also owns a share of their employees' stock portfolios. more » | Other threads
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book deals
George Michael To Pen Memoir, World To Cringe
Oh nooooo....Wham! songstress George Michael just signed a deal to write his memoirs! With News Corp publishing house HarperCollins no less, which makes his bitchtastic anti-Rupert Murdoch rant last year a little suspect. Groan. The thing about memoirs is, George, they work better when the public doesn't know in advance just about everything that will be in them. "People aren't stupid, they're beginning to notice that the truth is more interesting than the stories the press come up with," his manager said today. That persnickety press, always making up crazy allegations of Larry Craig-inspiring restroom romps and pea-brained drug busts. -
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(Not an) April Fools Book Proposal: 'I Lost My Love in Baghdad'
April Fools' Day? Tomorrow? No way! That's it, we're out for the weekend to plan some cyber-pranks to do on AOL. But we won't leave you hanging without fin-de-semaine reading material. Thanks to the Observer, we've read the 131-page proposal for Newsweek reporter Michael Hastings's upcoming I Lost My Love in Baghdad, which we're told agent Andrew Wiley has sold toRandom HouseScribner fora coolnorth of a cool half-million. Far as we can tell, ILMLIB — which begins with epigraphs from Iraq General George Casey, Prussian icon Carl von Clausewitz, and "Angel of the Morning, 1960's pop song" (!!) — is some sort of experimental memoir about Green Zone romance leading up to the literal (that is, literal literal) January death of Hastings's gf Andi Parhamovich. And, yes, it is called I LOST MY LOVE IN BAGHDAD. Needless to say, this portends the end of Western civilization as such; highlights from the 75,000-word manuscript after the jump. More »
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By jliuComment by sheistolerable: @TedSez: Cheek, Ted (picture a Bollywood goodbye)--I see where you're coming from, though. more » | Other threads
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