Sarah Palin’s Big Book Deal
Posted by: grant in News, Politics, Sarah Palin, tags: Biography, Book Deals, Politics, Sarah Palin, Tina FeyIt could hardly escape our notice here at Realbook.com that where Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin goes, the printed page follows. Other than the enormous amount of ink spilled on Palin every day in the media, there have already been the obligatory instant biographies soon to hit the shelves.
Today we learn that infamous Palin satirist Tina Fey has landed a book deal at a healthy $5-6 million. Naturally the buzz about this is that Fey’s excellent Palin impression had much to do with this deal (never mind that she has been a well respected rising star for years now).
All of this just makes us wonder how soon we can expect to hear of a book deal for Palin herself. Obviouly, a McCain/Palin loss would be much more likely to produce such a deal much much sooner. But we wonder what would Palin the author sound like - we can only hope that the widely spread Palin-doodles are no preview.
October 8th, 2008 at 9:34 am
Only in America would a SNL satirist land a book deal on a vice presidential candidate. While likely not as entertaining, there is a new Sarah Palin book on the horizon that will shed some factual light and keep your Sarah appetite at bay while awaiting the Fey memoir . The book, titled “Sarah takes on Big Oil” by Kay Cashman and Kristen Nelson, examines Palin’s tempestuous relationship with Alaska’s three major oil companies. The book is being released Oct. 12 by Anchorage-based PNA Publishing, an affiliate of Petroleum News, Alaska’s only standalone oil and gas publication.
“Sarah takes on Big Oil” contains a stunning eight-page color insert with photos of Alaska’s oil industry by noted Alaska photographer Judy Patrick. Patrick was a Wasilla city councilwoman when Palin was mayor and is a contract photographer for Petroleum News.
“I think it would be safe to say that Judy Patrick is the leading photographer for oil industry coverage in Alaska,” said Steve Sutherlin, a collaborator on the book who worked with Petroleum News’ production director Steven Merritt in selecting photos.
“I think Judy’s photos will help people to get a better grip on the scale and scope of the industry in Alaska,” he said. “Her work is a record of remarkable human achievement in the face of forbidding geography and conditions.”
Patrick has numerous international photo credits. Most recently her photos of Sarah Palin have been snapped up by major publications such as the Wall Street Journal and Newsweek.
Sutherlin said Patrick’s expertly composed photos seemed the perfect addition to Cashman and Nelson’s incisive reporting and meticulous research. Cashman is the publisher and executive editor of Petroleum News; Nelson is editor-in-chief.
Sarah takes on Big Oil is for sale online now at http://www.sarahtakesonbigoil.com and it will be on retailer’s shelves in late-October.
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