I wanted to break from my political spewings to (gasp!) make a book point.
I checked Amazon this morning to see “Boys Will Be Boys” ranked No. 305. This is the lowest I’ve been in about two months; the first time I haven’t been Amazon’s No. 1 sports book for more than six weeks. In short, the shocking run I’ve been on is coming to an end (actually, it’s pretty much over) and I just wanted to thank everyone for the incredible support and encouragement. “Boys Will Be Boys” has been on the New York Times’ best-sellers list for six weeks—peaking at No. 7 when it first came out. I’ve sold more than 32,000 copies thus far, nearly doubling the total from my last release, “Love Me, Hate Me: Barry Bonds & and Making of an Antihero.”
I’ve touched on this before, but I can’t accurately describe the depression that accompanied my last book experience. You work and work for 2 1/2 years—then your biography comes out two weeks after another book on the exact same subject (the excellent “Game of Shadows). I was, in all honesty, crushed, and questioned whether this was a profession I could continue to pursue.
Hence, the success of “Boys Will Be Boys” is blissfully reassuring. So for all the purchases, the kind words, the showing up at my (sorta lame) talks/signings, the e-mails, the Facebook and MySpace messages—thank you, thank you, thank you. And a sincere nod of appreciation to my Republican friends who continue to support my career even as I callously blister your candidate. I am in your debt …
(PS: And, as proof that any fool can write a book, it took me three times to write THANKS backward on a napkin)
