If you think you belong on the prestigious list of people likely to do me valuable book PR favors and have some reason to believe that this fact wouldn't be obvious to me (maybe I don't know you read the blog, maybe I don't realize how important you are), do feel free to get in touch.
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Help Me Help You Help Me
24 May 2007 05:51 pm
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I'm willing to promote your book in the comments section of your blog in exchange for a Glover Park level of billing.
Let's have lunch.
I will tell everyone I know to read your book. Does that earn me a free copy? I'll even promote it on my own blog. So, you know, my daily readership that approaches twenty will be well informed of your work.
Sure, put me on the list.
If you give jhupp a free book for telling everybody he knows to read it, will you give me one if I tell just the people I think would like it? Also, I don't have my own blog like he does. Does that matter for getting a free copy?
I would be glad to help you, Matthew! I am a big fan of your posts on indie rock.
What's the book about? Seriously.
It's a devilish romp full of whimsy and a cast of colorful ruffians. Oh, the things this book contains.
I can set you up with Emily Haines if you give me a copy. Uh, I know her. I'm, uh, Canadian or something.
Al, I'm not sure if this is on you or on me, but I can't tell if you realize I was kidding.
And strannix, is this you?
I'm a producer over at Entertainment Tonight ("ET") so just say the word and a plug will be coming your way.
Jhupp: wait, so you wouldn't tell everyone you know about the book if Matthw sent you a free copy?
Another winner!
Wow, is there anything you won't troll? If you come back from the world of (how did Matt put it?) deliberate obtuseness for a moment, I was kidding about the fact that my miniscule public presence earned me the right to a free book.
How unfortunate: the only person commenting above who has any kind of a reputation outside the world of the internet is someone with whom no decent person would care to be associated.
"I'm willing to promote your book in the comments section of your blog in exchange for a Glover Park level of billing."
As per our normal contract, your lack of disavowal of our offer means you've accepted our terms.
Buy Matthew's book.
An invoice should be received by you tomorrow. Failure to pay within 30 days will result in Mark Penn coming to your house to shove coal up your ass. Thank you for your business. We know you have a choice in your PR firms, and we appreciate you choosing Glover Park.
Send me a copy, I'll let you know how it turns out.
Micky Kaus kills Krugman on page 600.
Ezra Klein is Marty Peretz' final horcrux and Ezra and Spencer Ackerman are killed in the final pages.
It's a devilish romp full of whimsy and a cast of colorful ruffians
...that has never been made in such detail or with such care!
In any case, Matt, I liked your Shrum-bashing review over at the Washington Monthly.
you don't realize how important I am.
Matthew,
It has come to the attention of some of our senior partners that you are an anti-semite and regularly express anti-semitic opinions.
Obviously, we here at Glover Park can't be part of such hatred. Happily, our contract, the terms of which you accepted upthread, allows us to total discretion to rewrite any objectionable sections of your book. We will be fully availing ourselves of the opportunity to scrub your book of any passages critical of Israel or American supporters of Israel.
You will be billed immediately to cover any future rewriting services. Once again, we thank you for your business. We know you have a choice in your PR firms, and we appreciate you choosing Glover Park.
"In any case, Matt, I liked your Shrum-bashing review over at the Washington Monthly."
Yup.
After discussions with your publisher, we've determined that your original book proposal is not consistent with the global aims of Glover Park. In our capacity as your PR representative, we've cancelled your contract with your publisher and assumed the liability for your advance.
We're willing to not bill you for the advance as long as you supply us with a replacement book. In order to preserve your authorial freedom, we're providing you with a choice of topics:
- Coal. How it can solve America's energy problems.
- The Palestinians. A sub-human race.
- Hillary Clinton. Her irresistible appeal to the youth vote.
- Doug Shoen. As cool as a guitarist for a Canadian indie-rock band.
In order to secure our investment in your advance, we will be blacklisting your father from future work in Hollywood until you provide us with a satisfactory replacement book from the above topics. We do thank you for your business. We know you have a choice in your PR firms, and we appreciate you choosing Glover Park.
The bad guy from Die Hard kills the gay spy dude from The Good Shephard in the end.
I will be happy to praise your book to the skies and will even give it a good review on Crooked Timber and the Guardian blog if you like, but obviously I draw the line at reading it.
Double-d, that I gotta see!
Actually, in case I get held to this, can someone tell me what Matthew's book is broadly about?
No idea, dsquared, but I am absolutely desperate to secure the film rights.
BMM: confirming that I will have lunch today--you?
The working title I believe is:
The Untitled Matthew Yglesias Foreign Policy Project
A Very Serious, Thoughtful Argument that has Never Been Made in Such Detail or with Such Care.
Hope that helps with the substance.
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Comments closed June 07, 2007.
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Heads in the Sand
I will be more than happy to be quoted on the book jacket: blog commentor rea says, "Totally awesome!" or something of the sort . . .
Posted by rea | May 24, 2007 6:10 PM