Quote of the Day (May 19, 2010)

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Dan McLaughlin:

"Hey, remember when Sarah Palin stood up in the US Supreme Court & said Congress could ban books? Me neither."

- JP

Sarah Palin says she will write another book

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Fox Fan recently interviewed Sarah Palin using questions submitted by Fox fans. Here's a sample of a couple of the questions and the governor's answers:

FF: Your book, Going Rogue, sold out shelves and clearly resonated with people. What’s your favorite book? -- Victoria / New Jersey

SP: Team of Rivals, by Doris Kearns Goodwin ... how Lincoln formed his team as he administered the policies that helped to secure the union and win the war. Goodwin did an amazing job of research and compilation of so much information. I love that book.

FF: With the success of your book, will we be seeing another Sarah Palin literary work soon? -- Chad / Forest City, IA

SP: I loved writing a book – I’ve always loved writing. It’s just been a part of me -- keeping journals for my entire life, penning whatever I could, whenever I could. And I will do another one.

The full Fox Fan quick interview is here.

- JP

Here comes another Palin book

Actually, we suspect that this one will be more of a Hillary Clinton book, since author Anne Kornblut covered Hill's presidential campaign for over two and a half years for the Washington Post. We don't know how much space her tome will devote to Sarah Palin, because publisher Random House (via its Crown imprint) has released nary a blurb nor other information about Notes from the Cracked Ceiling: Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin, and What It Will Take for a Woman to Win. We find it interesting that Crown was the publisher of both of the books that were supposedly written by Barack Obama. (That's right, liberals. Open a can of worms, and you're sure to get some on you.) 

According to Greta Van Susteren, Kornblut's book will to some degree deal with the media's coverage of both women candidates during the 2008 campaign. A tip of the Stetson to Greta for that morsel of information and the preview of the cover. Cracked Ceiling, scheduled for release December 29, 2009 (just after the Christmas shopping season!) is available for pre-order here.

- JP

'Going Rogue' for a sawbuck? You betcha!

For the next month or so until Sarah Palin's Going Rogue is officially released, Wal-Mart has announced that it is offering the former governor's memoir for a price of $10, and that includes free home delivery:

Walmart.com is... offering the nation's Top 10 pre-selling books at just $10 each, including free shipping to home. Customers now have access to the Top 10 most sought after pre-selling titles -- all scheduled for street release in November -- at the lowest prices available online including, Under the Dome by Stephen King, Going Rogue: An American Life by Sarah Palin, I, Alex Cross by James Patterson, and Ford County: Stories by John Grisham, to name a few. The complete list of $10 pre-selling titles is now available online at walmart.com/books.

In a bid to grab a larger share of the book market, Walmart.com is also introducing a new book program, "America's Reading List," which includes 200 of the nation's best-selling books at 50 percent savings or more off the list price.

Let the book wars begin!

- JP

Battle of the Books: Sarah Palin vs. David Frum

No contest.

- JP

Quote of the Day (July 30, 2009)

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Dave Weinbaum:

"I can guarantee that if Sarah Palin was Steven Palin: father, mayor, governor, he wouldn’t get a tenth of the personal attacks now launched against him and his daughters."

- JP