While the popularity of reality TV has leveled off, the tell-all book continues to attract attention. The latest addition to the genre? Former Simon & Schuster MD Nick Webb’s The Dictionary of Bullshit, described by PN Online as “a book which mocks the corporate culture prevalent in many companies – including that of his former employers.”
“There was no sign of a bidding frenzy from the big boys,” Webb commented, “but I’m chuffed about [Robson Books‘] Jeremy because he is a pleasant bloke who understands what I was getting at.” But, whether or not Americans will relate to what someone who says “bloke” calls bullshit, Webb’s agent provides GC with its best quote of the day so far:
… Jonathan Lloyd, MD of Curtis Brown, also seems to understand it – at any rate, he was more encouraging about the book’s prospects than he was about Webb’s still-unsold polemic in defence of atheism, apparently commenting: “I think bullshit is more salable than God.”
(John, you listening?)