Gothamist: Bloggers and their Books: Logical Extensions or DOA

David Wadler

Thu, 02 Feb 2006 15:41:04 -0500

Not quite the same, but Julie Dam (full disclosure: my better half) has a book and a blog: Some Like It Haute. While the bloggers mentioned in the article above seemed to land book deals based on their blogs (or at least the relative fame acquired by blogging), Julie's blog is an extension of the book. In fact, it's not entirely accurate to call it her blog as it's written in the voice of the protagonist of the novel.

Rachel Kramer Bussel

Thu, 05 Jan 2006 22:56:49 -0500

Elizabeth Spiers's novel is called And They All Die in the End and is supposed to be "a satire of Wall Street and the media." Stephanie Klein has a 2-book deal with Regan Books - first one's coming out, according to Amazon, July 1st, and is called Straight Up and Dirty: A Memoir. I think the 2nd one's the fat camp book. Jen Lancaster of Jennsylvania has a pretty funny memoir called Bitter is the New Black coming out in March. Anna Broadway of Sexless in the City has a book deal too. The Belle du Jour book was published in England last year, and will be out in the US later this year.

antero

Thu, 05 Jan 2006 10:24:25 -0500

You forgot Adam from v-2's book about ubiquitous computing, "Everyware."

fbl

Thu, 05 Jan 2006 09:34:30 -0500

oh dawn, i may buy your book... to nap on.

Bill Gates

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 23:57:01 -0500

I think that bloggers make crummy writers, but that's just me.

Dawn

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 18:06:46 -0500

Thanks for the mention, Jen. One correction: My book is not about abstinence. I believe that married couples should have as much sex with one another as their hearts desire, within the bounds of public decency. "The Thrill of the Chaste," due Oct. 2006 from W Publishing Group/Thomas Nelson, is for women like myself who have experienced the dating world and discovered that the more they date, the further they are from getting married. There's something about the nature of dating that causes one to focus on the superficial, to become insecure, to settle for less than the deserve, and--this is important--to give less than they are capable of giving. I want to help women not only gain the strength to forgo dates that do nothing but fill the empty space, but also get what it takes to enter and sustain a lifetime marriage.

C

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 18:00:11 -0500

great, just what we need. more (now published) mindless drivel from hipsters...

one more

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 17:31:58 -0500

whatever happened to the london callgirl blogger who was writing a tell-all book? anyone know?

smitty

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 16:41:37 -0500

what about that red-head chick with the curly hair that writes about her exploits with men in a really lame sex in the city way? she has a book deal.

Doug

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 16:40:51 -0500

My next book will be a sizzling expose of the inner workings of the Gothamist media empire, with thinly veiled versions of Jake and Jen, and stories of free drinks at the Magician. I call it, "The Devil Wears American Apparel."

Susie

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 16:09:10 -0500

I'm not sure how successful these bloggers turned novelists will be. Not infrequently, the comments section is more entertaining than the blog.

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 16:08:01 -0500

Maybe someone could post sales data for those titles that have been released. That would be interesting along side of the advances.

99

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 15:32:28 -0500

Dan Radosh (of, um, radosh.net) signed a deal (can't find his post -- it's a non-fiction work about the culture of the evangelicals, or something like that). Or is he a writer with a blog? And Adam Greenfield just finished his. Or were you just looking for novels?

Cindy

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 15:15:43 -0500

I think Adam of The Amateur Gourmet is working on a book: http://www.amateurgourmet.com

anon

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 15:07:46 -0500

I think this guy's got a book deal in the works. http://standingonthebox.blogspot.com/

dio

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 14:54:14 -0500

Jeremy Blachman -- http://anonymouslawyer.blogspot.com. He has a book deal with Henry Holt & Co. NYT article about him at http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/26/fashion/26BLOG.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5090&en=92a97e05adda128f&ex=1261717200&partner=rssuserland

Jen

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 14:50:10 -0500

Well, there's always Tucker Max "I Hope they Serve Beer in Hell", which, sadly, will probably outsell all the rest.

Anonymo

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 14:37:08 -0500

The NYT liked the Cutler book but hated on the Wonkette book??? That sucks when a dumb ho turns out to be the better novelist.

SkG

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 14:28:34 -0500

Self proclaimed book deal on http://belleinthebigapple.blogspot.com Probably needs confirmation. Anyone?

Jack

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 14:25:50 -0500

The Strand's dollar bins will be a brimmin'!

jake

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 14:03:04 -0500

the correct title for my novel is "nut meat begins"-- it's a prequel to the "sweater meat trilogy" that kate lee helped me sell to random house.

tien

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 14:01:55 -0500

pugsley, i'm not sure anybody wants jake dobkin and "nut meat" so close together ever again. ok?

Jen

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 14:00:16 -0500

How come I'm always the last to know about Jake's plans?

pugsley

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 13:55:40 -0500

I've heard good things about the jake dobkin novel "nut meat" that's coming out in the spring. It's the story of a blogging team harrassed by subway masturbaters and public poopers who fight back in a final charles bronson style showdown, except with phone cameras and hot coffee instead of high caliber firearms.

leigh

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 13:42:18 -0500

how about wendy mcclure's i'm not the new me, blog, poundy.com