Two Weeks Late, Cooper’s Book Is Done

On Friday, Gawker posted a leaked copy of the cover of Anderson Cooper‘s new book.

Today on CNN.com, Cooper blogs: “Just a few minutes ago, I sent my book to the publisher. It is a great feeling. The book was a couple weeks past deadline, and my editor was starting to get nervous. You know, calling me ‘just to chat’ to ‘see how things are going.’ He was polite about it, but I could tell he was anxious. So was I.”

Cooper says he’s been writing the book in his head for many years, but it “still feels strange to talk about it…”