Thursday, January 25, 2007

Probably Everyone But Me Knew about "Danielle Brown"

Features : Radar Online: "Thanks to the Web, literary fiascos may never again slip softly into the safety of oblivion. 'Out of print' no longer means not available. And though you might be able to buy up all the copies listed on Amazon, good luck purging your dud from all those used book stores. Even if your involvement in a project was entirely tangential, you're unlikely to escape the rude gaze of public scrutiny. Former New Jersey governor Jim McGreevey, for example, wrote the introduction to a book called SWAT Fitness in 2003, a skeleton he'd no doubt prefer remain in the closet. Radar scoured the remainder bins so you don't have to. Below, some less-than-proud moments from the world of publishing."

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