Joe the Plumber Grabs Book Deal

Chooses small publisher, says he's "spreading the wealth"
By Gabriel Winant,  Newser Staff
Posted Nov 20, 2008 9:29 AM CST
Joe the Plumber Grabs Book Deal
Samuel "Joe The Plumber" Wurzelbacher, waves to the crowd as he introduced by Republican presidential candidate John McCain, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008, in Sandusky, Ohio.   (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Before the 2008 election is a month old, Joe the Plumber plans to have a book on the shelves, the New York Times reports. Samuel J. Wurzelbacher has signed a deal with PearlGate Publishing to write “Joe the Plumber: Fighting for the American Dream,” due in bookstores Dec. 1, with an assist from novelist Thomas Tabback. Of his decision not to go with a larger publishing house, Wurzelbacher says, “They are already rich. So that’s spreading the wealth to me.”
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