Nicholas Clee on the latest news from the publishing industry
Saturday February 28, 2004 The Guardian (UK)
"In the Observer last Sunday, literary editor Robert McCrum bemoaned the increasing reliance of publishers on synopses of proposed books. Still, a couple of synopses, circulated through a US website called http://www.thesmokinggun.com , have been providing wicked amusement recently. Paris Hilton, the model and heiress, suggests the cover of her book should read:Warning! If you open this book, you expose yourself to the dangerously fabulous lifestyle of Paris Hilton. Proceed at risk of extreme envy - and strong impulse to emulate."
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