McGreevey headed for Oprah?
Former Gov. James E. McGreevey has kept a low profile since resigning from office some 16 months ago after revealing he was gay and had an adulterous affair with a man. That will change with the Sept. 19 release of his memoirs, a 384-page hardcover book titled ''The Confession.''
McGreevey is scheduled to embark on a book tour in early September, which will include national TV appearances.
''It's a very authentic and soulful presentation of his life,'' said state Sen. Ray Lesniak, a friend of McGreevey's.
The book has been billed as a tell-all autobiography. I hope McGreevey will spare us the intimate details of his personal life and give us an intimate portrait of his life as a politician. He would be performing a valuable public service by doing so.
But given the track record of his publisher, Regan Books - an imprint of Harper Collins - we suspect the book will focus more on McGreevey's sexual peccaddillos and less on politics. The publisher's stable of writers includes porn queen Jenna Jamison, steroid king Jose Canseco, political consultant Dick Morris - fired by President Clinton after it was revealed Morris paid prostitutes to let him suck their toes - and a daughter and a grandson of the late mob boss John Gotti.
If you don't want to fight the crowds when the book stores open Sept. 19, you can pre-order the book online through amazon.com. Maybe McGreevey can donate the proceeds to help close the state's budget gap, which he was so instrumental in widening.
McGreevey is scheduled to embark on a book tour in early September, which will include national TV appearances.
''It's a very authentic and soulful presentation of his life,'' said state Sen. Ray Lesniak, a friend of McGreevey's.
The book has been billed as a tell-all autobiography. I hope McGreevey will spare us the intimate details of his personal life and give us an intimate portrait of his life as a politician. He would be performing a valuable public service by doing so.
But given the track record of his publisher, Regan Books - an imprint of Harper Collins - we suspect the book will focus more on McGreevey's sexual peccaddillos and less on politics. The publisher's stable of writers includes porn queen Jenna Jamison, steroid king Jose Canseco, political consultant Dick Morris - fired by President Clinton after it was revealed Morris paid prostitutes to let him suck their toes - and a daughter and a grandson of the late mob boss John Gotti.
If you don't want to fight the crowds when the book stores open Sept. 19, you can pre-order the book online through amazon.com. Maybe McGreevey can donate the proceeds to help close the state's budget gap, which he was so instrumental in widening.
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