Palin Book Deal Said To Be Worth $7 Million

She failed to save John McCain from presidential election doom, but Sarah Palin, the Republican senator's controversial running mate, may yet emerge as the saviour of the American publishing industry. Literary agents are queueing up to sign her to a book deal that could earn her up to $7m.

With Barack Obama's election victory certain to generate dozens of volumes from politicians, strategists and journalists - and with another shelfload of memoirs expected from members of President George W Bush's administration - Palin's personal account of her tumultuous introduction to national politics is widely regarded as the book most likely to repay a multi-million-dollar advance.

"She's poised to make a ton of money," said Howard Rubenstein, New York's best-known public relations adviser.

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Comments

[Mozart123]

08:33 PM on 11/30/2008

That's a lot of money for pulp fiction.

[breezi]

02:18 PM on 11/20/2008

She'll need a ghostwrite­r, because she's grammatica­lly challenged (just being PC). A JOURNALISM degree? Why haven't we seen anything she's written?

[starcasmdotnet]

05:31 PM on 11/19/2008

Why should Sarah stop with books, there are many facets of media that she could conquer:

http://sta­rcasm.net/­archives/1­657

[necer65]

11:33 AM on 11/19/2008

'why? Why? Why? I would never read a book about her...she is nothing special. She has proven herself to be a half-wit, who should have never been running for VP. I think the Republican­s now she what a disaster she is. She has not future political career. In a few more weeks...we will be going "Sarah Who?"

[hortonhearsawho]

11:17 AM on 11/19/2008

Kids, who needs um: The Palin Family Values.

[CCverve]

10:54 AM on 11/19/2008

Coming soon to a Dollar Store near you!

[hortonhearsawho]

11:19 AM on 11/19/2008

I wonder if they will have a layaway policy.

[RavenHawk23]

10:08 AM on 11/19/2008

It will be the most expensive coloring book, on the shelves.

[rf dude]

10:07 AM on 11/19/2008

" How I Would Have Done It - (if John McCain hadn't lost me the election) "

[starcasmdotnet]

02:54 AM on 11/19/2008

A book deal isn't the only thing in Sarah's future, check out her potential music and movie projects:

http://sta­rcasm.net/­archives/1­657

[lungfish]

01:50 AM on 11/19/2008

She is so inarticula­te and ignorant and a true narcissist­... this is predictabl­e but geez, what an awful person....

[oiba]

01:30 AM on 11/19/2008

I feel bad for that editor. I can only imagine her grammar. She'll mostly dictate the book.
It will start off talking about religion, hunting, religion, hunting, religion, hunting, Tod/Todd, religion, college, another college, another college, another college, how God helped her in college, kids, kids, kids, kids, kids, hockey, religion, hunting, mayor, governor, VP, Bill Ayers, gotcha journalism­, and about how God, not our knowledge, open doors for us.

[Mildmannered]

02:22 AM on 11/19/2008

snow machines, fishing

[Ajia]

12:23 AM on 11/19/2008

Palin's story, in large print, would occupy about 7 pages. If some publishing outfit has $7 million
to throw around for that dead ender, can we be assured that they will also have a minimum of $7 million to contribute towards school lunch and after school programs for the areas struggling hardest to give their
children a hand up?

[Formeralaskangal]

10:42 PM on 11/18/2008

That's a lot to pay for a picture book! Now maybe she can buy her own designer clothes and maybe since she will be so rich, she make make the ethical choice to stop charging Alaskans per diem for her choice to live in her own home instead of the Governor's mansion.

[bayman]

07:07 PM on 11/18/2008

Don't you have to read a book before you can write one?

[oiba]

01:31 AM on 11/19/2008

it will be titled, "Dictated, not read."

[jadeba]

06:52 PM on 11/18/2008

"My Pet Moose"??