Posnanski and the Paterno book

MyKayla Maroney reviewed the book ...

 

Who's gonna turn down $750K? It's easy to say that when it's somebody else.

 

Exactly. That's a huge advance for a sports book.

 

Favre reached its high at No. 5 on 12/19/04.

With that said, it's become easier to hit the list because the "Advice, How-To" list dilutes the list.

 

Pretty sure I already acknowledged it wouldn't be easy to turn down that kind of money.

But if your publisher's accelerated deadlines leave you no choice but submit 200 pages of recycled crap that only JoePa sycophants want to read and 100 pages of mostly whitewashed bullshit on Sandusky, maybe the money just isn't worth it for some people.

 

I can't imagine that Posnanski thinks of the finished product in those terms, at least judging by his public comments. My impression is that he sees himself as the measured, soothing voice of reason and that, if anything, this book is arriving not too early, but later than it ideally would have.

 

These reviews are a lot more fun to read than I presume the book would be.
Point was made months ago - that it would be a big mistake to pick over well-trodden ground.
This book should have had a clear, stated objective and it looks to be another cradle to coffin bio.

 

It is and it isn't. Sandusky hangs over the whole thing, as does Paterno's terminal illness, perhaps even moreso. It begins with the Sandusky story and, throughout, at least so far, you rarely leave either that story for very long or escape reminders that these are largely the recollections of a terminally ill man.

Guys: Just get it and read it. It would infinitely improve the discussion here. It's not that long, and Posnanski is a pretty quick read.

 

Then Mr. Posnanski has something in common with the subject of his latest book: Both of them were desperately in need of someone to come along and pull their heads out of their asses.

Although, if Pos cared as much about protecting his reputation as a journalist as Saint Joe cared about protecting his football program, he probably wouldn't have written this book in the first place.

 

As a general statement, the bestseller lists aren't what they once were. It's not if you hit the list so much, but how long you stay on. These days there are books that make the list and quickly drop off that barely crack five figures in total sales, and despite their "bestseller" status, are financial failures.

 

Absolutely. There are books that have sold millions of copies that have never made the list. Making the initial list launch week often depends on the success of the PR.

 

When you get done ripping Posnanski, please list the books you wrote. Thanks.