You've heard of the Emmy, the Oscar, the Pulitzer, the Webby and the National Book Award. Now comes the first-ever prize for self-promotion from (who else?) anti-obesity babe MeMe Roth. And the very first MeMe for goes to ..... drumroll please... who else but Barista-author Deb Galant? "I started Baristanet four years ago as nothing but a marketing vehicle for my novel-writing career," admits Galant, whose new novel "Fear and Yoga in New Jersey" just came out last month, but has already been the subject of three posts on Baristanet (not including this one). "Citizen Journalism, schmitzen Journalism," Galant said. "It's all about MeMeMeMe."
Galant wins the award on a contingency basis. Roth says she must lose 20 pounds by summer or else the award will go to some other deserving, but skinnier, master of self-promotion. That's alright by Galant, who says she's up to the challenge: "I've always wanted to be a MILF. Anything to sell books!"
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Hooray for Debbie! You look skinnier already (not that you need to lose an ounce). I am anxiously awaiting my copy of "Fear," which I pre-ordered. Can't wait.
Anxiety about "Fear", sounds like MM to me. Incidentally, isn't MILF an obscenity?
I'd be happy to exchange places with you, Spectator, during the next "incident." Then we'll see who's the fearful one.
Great news, congratulations, Debbie. I would like to take this opportunity to make my own announcement involving a very special person very close to me and dear to my heart. The winner of the very first World Walleroo Award for outstanding conduct befitting a marsupial goes to someone we all know and love, none other than... me! Yes it's true, folks, walleroo wins this year's World Walleroo Award!!!!!!!
I would like to thank all the thousands of people who have touched my life and in some small way somehow contributed to making the world a better place for me to do what I do best, namely, be me. You are all too numerous to name, of course, so instead of boring myself by listing you all I thought I would treat you to something I know you're interested in--namely, me--or more specifically, The Story of My Life. It all started one warm day in the Outback. I was just a young marsupial, and yet, gazing out over the desert, I knew that I was destined for greatness...
Walleroo, the chapter in The Story of Your Life about the Mole, recently arrived from Brooklyn, who crowded your habitat and changed the quality of life, was very moving.
Deb, I stumbled upon your Leherer interview while driving into NYC for the Opera Guild lunch, and was so fascinated that I sat in the car in the parking garage until the end (foregoing 10 minutes of the cocktail reception. If you book is as good as you, you're a winner.
Wallerdude, we're still waiting for you to post that full frontal portrait on "Baristaville Closeups."
You remember, that's the Flickr page for which the Baritsas requested:
"We want to see tiny Baristaville--the smallest and sometimes overlooked parts of Baristaville, up close and personal."
The honorable walleroo!
Beside winning this award you have officially won the MILF shirt
Compliments of Johnny Salami
did you interview yourself for this article? it seams that you are writing in third person, said galant
Oh jimmytown, self-interviewing is mere kidstuff for the winner of a MeMe
Look out, Deb. You don't get the award unless you parade about town in your wedding gown.
Let's hope that Fear readers aren't disappointed that there isn't as much s-e-x in it as there was in Rattled.
Perhaps the M-I-L-F designation is a clue to what the N-E-X-T book is about?
Great sense of humor, Debbie! And as a long time (over 25 yrs) publicist -- specializing in books -- I know how hard it is to get media attention. We love authors who are willing to help promote their own books.
I had a candid interview with Deb, in front of the Y today about her new book...and a "Tip" about her 3rd novel...
You can see it soon on our next episode of Inside Montclair.
Congrats on Fear and Yoga.