Lynn Vincent will team with Sarah Palin on book

From the WORLD Magazine websitecomes word that publishing house HarperCollins announced today that 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has selected Lynn Vincent to be the co-author of Gov. Palin's first book. According to Politico, Vincent was chosen by Gov. Palin, after consulting with attorney Robert Barnett, from a list more than 30 applicants, including "top names in the field."

Lynn Vincent is Features Editor for WORLD Magazine and the best-selling author of a number of books, including Donkey Cons: Sex, Crime, and Corruption in the Democratic Party and The Blood of Lambs: A Former Terrorist's Memoir of Death and Redemption. but according to WORLD:

Her most popular collaboration, Same Kind of Different As Me (Thomas Nelson, 2006), tells the remarkable story of Ron Hall, a wealthy white art dealer, and Denver Moore, an illiterate homeless black man, as their lives converge unexpectedly. The book has sold nearly half a million copies and has stayed on the New York Times best-seller list for more than 59 consecutive weeks, including 29 weeks at No. 15 or above.

A list of Ms. Vincent's published writings is here.

WORLD Editor in Chief Marvin Olasky commented:

"Lynn has been WORLD’s best writer of action stories ranging from shots fired in a Texas church to raging fires on California hillsides. She combines guts and grace, as does Sarah Palin, so the book should be outstanding."

Vincent will take a leave of absence from WORLD to work with Gov, Palin on her memoir, as the author's collaboration will require that she spend a considerable amount of time with the governor in Alaska. According to Politico, Sarah Palin "has already written 20,000 words on her own."

h/t: Free Republic

- JP