Gov. Sarah Palin on her book deal

ADN's Sean Cockerham broke the story today that a long-rumored book deal has finally been signed by Governor Sarah Palin to write her memoir.

The agreement, brokered by Washington lawyer Robert Barnett, is with HarperCollins Publishers for an undisclosed sum:

HarperCollins president and CEO Brian Murray said in a written statement that "Governor Palin is one of the most charismatic, inspiring and controversial figures to appear on the national political stage for many years."

Here are a few excerpts of the governor's quotes from the interview today with Cockerham:

"There have been so many things written and said through mainstream media that have not been accurate, and it will be nice through an unfiltered forum to get to speak truthfully about who we are and what we stand for and what Alaska is all about."

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"It will be nice to put my journalism degree to work on this and get to tell my story, Alaska's story. There have been so many unauthorized books and publications that have spoken to somebody else's opinion of who I am, what my family represents and what Alaska is all about."

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"I just really look forward to being able to relate to people through this book, those who are anxious to hear stories about people who are facing similar challenges perhaps. That's balancing work and parenting -- in my case work does mean running a state, and family involves a large and fun and colorful ordinary family that really has been thrust into maybe some extraordinary circumstances."

By law, Gov. Palin will not be required to disclose terms of her contract with HarperCollins until her annual financial disclosures must be filed in March of 2010.

Update: The Anti-Palin news service (AP) as usual, slants their story to demean the governor as much as they can get away with, which is to say in the atmosphere of the Obama Nation's hateful captive media, considerably.

Andrew Malcom's take is here, and it's delightful reading.

- JP