Look Out, Oprah, Here Comes Chavez
So Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez held up a copy of Noam Chomsky’s Hegemony or Survival: America’s Quest for Global Dominance during his speech to the United Nations yesterday, and now it’s one of the top ten online bestsellers, according to the AP. As of 2 p.m. Eastern this afternoon, Chomsky is #4 at Amazon. Frank Rich better watch out: He might not be America’s most favored Bush critic much longer if this keeps up… Chomsky’s publisher, Metropolitan Books, is clearly hoping so, as they’ve gone back for another 25,000 copies.

These days, writers aren’t just writers: They’re social-media mavens, seasoned public speakers, and one-person publicity machines. And they still have to find time to write their books! 




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