Wednesday, January 18, 2012

CELEBRITY BOOKS AND WHY THE PERSON WHO GREENLIT THEM GREENLIGHTED THEM*:
  • Josh Radnor, One Big Blissful Thing: Never heard of, wanted to try ayahuasca, then got high enough to accidentally agree to publish this

  • Mike Doughty, The Book of Drugs: Editor loves Soul Coughing; was brutally savaged in book for saying so
  • Rob Lowe, Stories I Only Tell My Friends: Delivery vehicle for interior glossy photos of Rob Lowe
  • Jenny McCarthy, Louder than Words: A Mother’s Journey in Healing Autism: Terrorist plot to start rubella epidemic in Malibu
  • Nicole Polizzi, A Shore Thing: Tapping niche of embarrassing gifts from uncles and aunts who want to seem hip to 12-14 year-old nieces
  • Soleil Moon Frye, Happy Chaos: Looking for dirt on that creepy Henry guy
  • Tina Fey, Bossypants: Boss said had to put out at least one well-written book in 2011
  • Shania Twain, From This Moment On: Thought this was a book of prophecies

*Playing both sides of this conjugation here.