THE MARKET: Jason Clampet’s Dirty Cookbook is available for publication. Will it get a book deal or make the Project Publish Shortlist by September 17, 2007? If either of these happens, shares are worth $100. If neither happens, shares are worth $0.
THE AUTHOR: Jason Clampet is the author of the recently published Rough Guide to Baja California (Penguin) and the forthcoming children’s book Papi’s Bodega (Hyperion), the latter of which he co-wrote with his wife, well-known author Veronica Chambers. Jason has written for publications as diverse as Architectural Record and Shonen Jump and is currently the online editor of the travel website Frommers.com.
THE LOWDOWN: Dirty Cookbook is an outrageously funny tale of sexual misadventures, cooked up with some of the most delicious dinners imaginable. It’s also an irreverent exposé of the battle of the sexes from the perspective of a man starved for true love. Paul Chambers and his bachelor friends have discovered one of the best-kept secrets of dating: food. Since few women can resist the romantic allure of a wonderful meal prepared by a man, Paul and his friends have made it their mission to perfect every recipe and record the greatest hits of their cooking and dating lives in their shared Dirty Cookbook. When Paul falls for Victoria, their relationship cruises along fine until Victoria’s meddling friend discovers the Dirty Cookbook, and Victoria learns that Paul’s been feeding her stale lines alongside otherwise delectable dinners. To rescue what he had with Victoria, Paul will risk his friendships, his career, and every hope of happiness he thought the Dirty Cookbook promised.
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