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January 12, 2006

Wonkette Comes to Brookline

Ana Marie Cox, former writer for Wonkette, fired senior editor of The American Prospect, and former writer for the late, lamented Suck came to give a reading from her new book, Dog Days at the Brookline Booksmith in Brookline Village.

Having been a huge, huge fan of Suck, I asked her to compare the culture of Suck to the culture of The American Prospect. She did confess that no one had ever asked her such a question-- to compare the cultures of those two places -- but answered that they were pretty much polar opposites on the "earnest-o-meter."

She also claimed that her book portrays Washington as being much more sex-infused (like "swingers from the 70s," she joked) than it actually is. Perhaps so, but the real-life experiences of others (Text Not Safe For Work Or Small Children!) might indicate otherwise.

Like almost all readings from political authors, there was at least one crazy person in the audience who had to ask an angry, rambling question. I resisted the temptation to take a picture of her in order to warn other authors visiting the Boston area.

UPDATE: Jason at Happy Scrappy reports from Thursday night's reading and indicates that he knew that problems were imminent when the guy sitting next to him said he had never heard of Wonkette and started quizzing Jason and his friend about what blogs were.

More pictures after the jump...


Ana Marie Cox gives some introductory remarks and invites some pre-reading questions before she sobers up.


Cox reads from her book.


Cox answers a question from a (sane) member of the audience.


Cox autographs the book for a reader. When I came up with my book for her to sign she said, "Ah. You're the Suck fan," and signed my book "For Dean -- Who Remembers."

Other fun fact-- she said she supported Jonathan Edwards during the 2004 Democratic Primary.

Posted by Dean at January 12, 2006 9:59 PM