Gawker

FAQ. Include # before tag:
#tips,
#stalker,
#opencaption,
#internalmemos,
etc.

New York, 12:09 AM
Thu Dec 10
57 posts in the last 24 hours

Tip Your Editors:

Tipline: 646-214-8138

Editor-in-Chief:
Gabriel Snyder |

West Coast Editor:
Richard Rushfield |

Contributing Editors:

Valleywag:
Ryan Tate |

Media:
Hamilton Nolan |

Politics:
Alex Pareene |

Investigations:
John Cook |

Entertainment:
Brian Moylan |

Nights:
Adrian Chen |
Azaria Jagger |
Ravi Somaiya |

Weekends:
Foster Kamer |

Video Editor:
Richard Blakeley |

posts about #sherryjones more →
Turns Out, No Amount of Controversy Can Sell a Book
PBS Bumps Torture Documentary For Cartoon
Yet Another Publisher Wusses Out to Islam Extremists
What Does A Publisher Have To Do To Get Firebombed Around Here?
Germans Will Publish Novel That Random House Was Too Scared to Print
Salman Rushdie Speaks Out on Random House's "Censorship by Fear"
More on the Book Random House Was Too Scared to Publish
Random House Gives In to "Terrorist" Non-Threat

Your version of Internet Explorer is not supported. Please upgrade to the most recent version in order to view comments.

Dsmvwl Admin Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×

MattGaymon
11/07/08

In reply to Turns Out, No Amount of Controversy Can Sell a Book
My ex-boyfriend just called me. He was in a bookstore, and I was like, Are you the only one in there, chuckle? He was like, Yes.
Reply

MattGaymon was starred MattGaymon was unstarred

BookishLookish
11/07/08

@MattGaymon: Uh-oh. Matt, we might be going into business together...
Reply

BookishLookish was starred BookishLookish was unstarred

BeRightBack
11/07/08

@MattGaymon: Is that, like, a sexy-nerd version of "What are you wearing?"

ps: I am in a library right now! Alooooone.
Reply

BeRightBack was starred BeRightBack was unstarred

MattGaymon
11/07/08

@BeRightBack: That would be the case if you were to call me right now, from a library. Aloooone.
Reply

MattGaymon was starred MattGaymon was unstarred

Moff
11/07/08

In reply to Turns Out, No Amount of Controversy Can Sell a Book
I would have been outraged over this notorious, headline-making book if I had heard of it before today.
Reply

Moff was starred Moff was unstarred

JacquesPaysan
11/07/08

@Moff: Very well done.
Reply

JacquesPaysan was starred JacquesPaysan was unstarred

BadUncle
11/07/08

In reply to Turns Out, No Amount of Controversy Can Sell a Book
Note to authors on book tours: hire John Hodgman to do your reading for you.
Reply

BadUncle was starred BadUncle was unstarred

Earlier discussions Other discussions Show all discussions Show featured discussions only Start a new discussion