Glenn Beck Inks Deal For Three Books

NEW YORK — Glenn Beck loves the publishing game.

The conservative commentator and best-selling author has reached an agreement with Simon & Schuster for a series of books _ fiction and nonfiction, for young and for old, in a variety of formats _ the publisher announced Monday.

As part of the deal, Beck will accept a smaller advance, but also will receive part of the profits, an arrangement Simon & Schuster has used previously with Stephen King.

Beck has three books planned for this year, including "Arguing With Idiots," a nonfiction hardcover book; an audiobook called "America's March to Socialism"; and an e-book/paperback channeling of Thomas Paine, "Glenn Beck's Common Sense."

Comments

[Steve Sanders]

You da man.

[destruct1]

I'm sure they will be best sellers Glenn. You are the real deal. Keep it up.

[mslindab]

Do his listeners read? I get it they are audio books, right?

[iyamchazz]

What a waste of ink and paper!

[Mike Vardy]

Glenn Beck, author, is about as believable as Glenn Beck, anchor.

I wish him all the best in his latest attempt to create fiction.

[sisterdebmac]

He can write? Wait, what am I saying? That obviously doesn't matter to wingnuts. At all. Better go buy a brand new box of crayons, Glen. One with a sharpener would be ideal.

[skymuffin]

Ghost writer, no?

[blaharumph]

beat me to it.

[IDIOTA]

Casting himself as the next Thomas Paine raises a lot of questions. Does Glenn Beck write well? Why would Simon and Shuster back him? (Is that better, Huffpolice?)

[IDIOTA]

I love Thomas Paine, who deserves much more respect from historians than he is usually given. Thomas Paine ignited the cause for independence from Britain and advocated a form of government free of the defects of its model. And, in one of our darkest hours, Paine pens "The Crisis" urging patriots to stay the course; and here we are today.

Is Glenn Beck casting himself as the next Thomas Paine? Is he going to incite rebellion? Is he as eloquent as Paine who wrote in The Crisis:

"THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated."

Beck has made vile statements that have soured my view of him. I only know about him because he is infamous. Could I be mistaken? Should I spend money on a Beck book? Simon and Shuster is backing him. Why?

[sandiegoconservative]

Ok libs. Get it out of your system now, so when all three eventually become best sellers, you will be able to sleep at night.

[sisterdebmac]

You mean when the RNC buys up TONS of copies and gives them away for free? Yeah, we'll hold our breath. Everyone already knows that'll happen. You guys can't release a book honestly.

[skymuffin]

Yes, hellooooo, Ann Coulter.

[IllinoisTexan43]

These books will end up on a freeper site like Coulter's books are now. " Free Beck book with subscription!!!"

[Susan60]

I don't think books are an effective medium for Beck. On paper, we can't see his tears.

[levelshot]

Don't worry folks, it's only 3 Coloring Books for geared for the 1st being Basic, the 2nd Intermediate and the 3rd Advanced. I hear the first 10 sold will get a special addition "My Pet Goat" book that's autographed by GWB.

[Ahoon]

Toilet Paper

[tiotom77]

only a dem would spend $30 on toilet paper

[blueberryhill]

crumble the pages and it is soft enough.

[tedmore123]

Fiction; non-fictio­n...with Beck, how can you tell the difference?

[IDIOTA]

Hilarious!

[blueberryhill]

For the party that can't read or write. Picture book?!