Sarah Palin was an unknown to the vast majority of American’s before John McCain chose her as his running mate. Since then we have learned a few things about Palin but many people are looking for more information. There was just one book out there about her so it isn’t a astonishment that the book is quickly becoming a bestseller. The book is a biography written by Kaylene Johnson called Sarah: How a Hockey Mom Turned Alaska’s Political Establishment on Its Ear. The L.A. Times’ Jacket Copy blog says Kaylene Johnson writes frequently about Alaska.
Kaylene Johnson must be nearly as happy. She is the Alaskan author who penned “Sarah: How a Hockey Mom Turned Alaska’s Political Establishment Upside Down.” Will people wanting to know more about the Alaskan governor turn to this bio to tell them more?
At 159 pages, it’s easy to tackle. According to one review, it’s a straightforward accounting of Palin’s history.
Author Kaylene Johnsonhas written two other books and many articles about Alaska. On her website, she writes about the process of putting together the book. She talked to Palin’s childhood basketball coach, her aerobics instructor, her pastor, her siblings; she spoke with the governor twice.
Based on the book’s title it clearly has a lot more to do with Alaskan politics than national politics. Political books can be published beautiful quickly these days so it will be interesting to see whether any other Palin books - postive or negative - are rushed to print. In the meantime, you can expect Kaylene Johnson to sell lots and lots of copies of her Sarah biography. A couple other stories about the Palin book can be found here and here.
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