So, there I was, reading the latest copy of PW and what did I see? Facing the Palin title at the top of the charts, here’s what I read: “Looks like Sarah Palin might soon face some competition—in the person of Sarah Palin. As reported in PW Daily December 2, ‘Going Rouge’ the left-wing critical take on Sarah Palin, is going to bookstores after all.’ Initially published as a direct-to-consumer work, (by Nation Books) the essay collection was acquired by the Florida publisher HCI, which has announced a 50,000-copy first print.”…
PW fails to note here that the full title of the counter-Palin book is: Going Rouge. An American Nightmare or that it’s been edited by Nation Magazine’s Richard Kim and Betsy Reed. (Note: This title is criticizing Palin for presumably using her good looks to run for office. She is not a real rogue, she is merely using rouge, makeup, to seduce the country.)
I can’t remember when PW has done something like this before on their Bestseller Chart. Yes, they might write about the best-selling author’s other titles or film tie-ins or quote from the book itself opposite it’s place on the List—but to try to piggyback the anti-Palin book onto the Palin book itself—well, what does that say?
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