Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 06, 2011
Transcript:
Jeff: So you want to see the galley for my book? Roland: Wait. You weren't making it up? Jeff: Nope! You're sitting with the next J.K. Rowling! Roland: "The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin. By Joe McGinniss." Jeff: What? Let me see that... Roland: Your editor must've given you the wrong galley. What a shame! Jeff: Damn. How am I going to rub this in Dad's face? Roland: Tell you what. I'll give you ten bucks for it.
BE THIS GUY about 13 years ago
An assistant at Random House just got fired.
rayannina about 13 years ago
Either that, or the redhead did that on purpose to lure him back into the office …
DylanThomas3.14159 about 13 years ago
The plot thickens. Or sickens. Hedley must be thrilled.
DylanThomas3.14159 about 13 years ago
.CARRIED OVER FROM YESTERDAY’S STRIP:.Palin drome, there is no evidence that Trudeau is a narcissist.
lewisbower about 13 years ago
Was it really a mistake? Enquiring minds want to know.
AKHenderson Premium Member about 13 years ago
Roland Hedley has a HUGE interest in the book. In the Trudeau-verse, when McGinnis moved next door to Palin, Hedley moved next door to McGinnis.
http://www.adn.com/2010/07/23/1378822_hedley-stalks-mcginniss-stalking.html
“How does it feel to be stalked, stalker?”
Coyoty Premium Member about 13 years ago
That book must not have much substance if it fits in the envelope. But then, it is a book about Palin.
vwdualnomand about 13 years ago
the real palin is a quitter. a spoiled brat. a shallow extremist. an unpleasant woman. a con.
TheSpanishInquisition about 13 years ago
…and that’s how Mama-Grizzly’s memoirs were leaked.
mightymanfred about 13 years ago
For Hedley this is better than finding a lost iPhone prototype.
gimmickgenius about 13 years ago
Cousin Joe!
DylanThomas3.14159 about 13 years ago
See the bagel in panel 1, Richard? It disappears from all three of the next panels. Did Julian swipe it?
diggitt about 13 years ago
Coyoty, bound galleys aren’t very big. There’s no reason for publishers to waste money on good paper on something that’s given away. They might trim to narrow margins so there’s no waste there either. Covers are not likely to be sumptuous, same reason.
wwh85cp about 13 years ago
Wow. Roland still has some journalistic instincts left? I thought they were done in by his narcissistic instincts. Who knew?
CedarCircle about 13 years ago
McGinniss is lying