Julian Assange's $1.5M Memoir Being Rushed to Press by Publisher

[Veronica.Franco]

Source: Media Books

Julian Assange’s memoir -- part of a $1.5 million book deal the WikiLeaks founder inked two weeks ago -- already has a release date: April. As in 2011.

Assange’s U.K.-based publisher Canongate announced on Friday that his first book will come out sometime that month. Knopf, Assange’s North American publisher, will release the book in April, too.

Read more: http://www.thewrap.com/media/column-post/julian-assange-memoir-being-rushed-press-publisher-23716

[Veronica.Franco]

1. release date ...

I had not read about the April release date previously and believed it was "latest news" ... huh, apparently it wasn't news on the DU? ....

[SoCalDem]

2. Julian needs to just dump all the data & let the chips fall where they may,...and then

just go away for a while.. I think many people are more than a little tired of the snaggled personal life issues he's having ..

[Veronica.Franco]

3. Don't you suppose ...

That's exactly want THEY are hoping for ... cloud the leaker with nonsense and personal garbage ... like "Obama was REALLY born in Kenya" ...?

I say, don't take the bait ... the information he's providing far out-ways the momentary personal gossip ....

[SoCalDem]

5. The data will speak for itself & most people probably don't care about his personal life

so the book will probably not be all that well-received anyway..

He needs to get his lawyers busy & get the legal mishmash cleared up & then just go back to being the computer-geek he was always been.

The longer he talks about how he's "gonna release this & that" & then holds back, only adds fuel to the fire..

[Veronica.Franco]

8. I don't know ...

One would hope so ... have you been over to the WIKILEAKS site on Facebook? ... rather then talk about the latest leak many trolls are raving about sex gossip trash ... it's become an abject bore ... pure stupidity ...

[SoCalDem]

9. Don't do Facebook or Wiki-anything

I read about the leaked stuff here :)

[Veronica.Franco]

10. You're not missing a thing ...

They don't monitor their site, at all, so it's become a rabid troll feeding frenzy ...

[stray cat]

4. Got to cash in while the getting is good

[ProdigalJunkMail]

6. +1

[Veronica.Franco]

7. A good legal defense doesn't come cheap ....

I would guess the leaks have slowed, because his new publisher may have acquired some kind or rights to release them first? ... has anyone heard? ....

[Veronica.Franco]

11. Wikileaks only stirring the pot? ....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brGAgrxscOg

[cherokeeprogressive]

12. Julian didn't WANT to write a book about Julian you know, Julian HAD to.

Julian said so himself.

I'm sure Julian can't wait to read Julian's book.