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Obama Accepts Unreleased Jonathan Franzen Novel From Bookseller

First Posted: 08/23/10 06:32 PM ET Updated: 05/25/11 06:25 PM ET

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Little did President Obama know that by accepting an early copy of "Freedom," the new Jonathan Franzen novel, he would set off a small panic in the publishing world.

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Little did President Obama know that by accepting an early copy of "Freedom," the new Jonathan Franzen novel, he would set off a small panic in the publishing world.
Little did President Obama know that by accepting an early copy of "Freedom," the new Jonathan Franzen novel, he would set off a small panic in the publishing world.
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lioness39
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03:08 PM on 08/24/2010
So what? He deserves it.
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GraceNotes
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11:22 AM on 08/24/2010
Does anyone remember the scene in The Devil Wears Prada where Annie must obtain, by hook or crook, the UNAVALABLE Harry Potter for Meryl's daughters? Fiction, yes, but the publishing world is a law unto itself. Still, there should be some perks for being POTUS.
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3fingerbrown
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06:40 AM on 08/24/2010
The entire story is in the final sentence--"You can't buy this kind of publicity." The rest is merely typing.
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MinerSam
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03:23 AM on 08/24/2010
What else is new
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