Genre Busting Book Edited by a Genre Busting Guy…..

My friend Carl Lennertz over at Harper Collins, has been dabbling in editing while he’s not being the Veep of marketing to Indy Bookstores for Harper. And his dabbles only continue with his acquisition of CAPTAIN FREEDOM: A Superhero’s Quest for Truth, Justice and the Celebrity He So Richly Deserves by G. Xavier Robillard to be published in January 09.

Carl told me about this last month and when I checked out Robillard’s posts on McSweeney’s I realized that I’d read several of them over the months and loved them – Home School Progress Report is excellent. His blog is also good – All Day Coffee

Congrats to Carl (who I affectionately refer to Yoda as he knows all things publishing and I go to him when I need wisdom) for landing such a cool book. And selfishly one that fits so well into my world of BEA and NYCC. And congrats to Robillard on his first book deal, call me when you are ready to come to BEA and ComicCon.

Here’s an synopsis: Packed with pop culture references, Robillard goes non-stop from page one, racing through the laugh-out-loud story of Captain Freedom (aka Tzadik Freidman). This runs the gamut from his absurd superpowers, his real identity, his fall from grace on the world stage and in the kitchen, his search for a sidekick and archenemy, his flagging comic book sales, his stint in rehab, his disastrous children’s book, and finally, a run for political office. This wild ride of a novel sends up Hollywood, the fashion world, upper management, parenting, politics and much, much more.

-L