YM Exclusive: Postcard from Alex Pareene's Sorry Ma

I'm still perplexed (MAYBE EVEN BITTER) over why Doree rejected this wonderfully subject'ed email from my mom:

Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:51:50 -0400
From: "Mom"
Subject: Prison rape
To: "Andrew"

God, How proud can a mother be! My heart is filled with joy.

in response to this post but hey, I'm not the one with a book deal. Gawker "Day Editor" Alex Pareene though was nice enough to share one his mom sent today. (Jake is Alex's 13 year old brother.)

I just ran to the bookstore over lunch to get Jake a book to read - he has to READ EVERY DAY for school. The book I picked up for him (King Dork) has a few choice quotes from various reviews:

"King Dork: Best Punk Rock Book ever." - Village Voice

and

"The Myspace generation's Catcher in the Rye." - Gawker.com

GAWKER.COM!!

Praise from People, meanwhile, is relegated to the inside cover.

I have to admit, the fact that they put a Gawker quote on the back almost made me think twice about buying it. Aside from the whole "who does the book review anyway" question, I would like to know also - why the h*ll did a Gawker staffer care so much about a book for young teens? Shouldn't you guys be reading loftier books? Like the inside scoop on TomKat's marriage or that Obama book?

Previously: Team Party Trashed: King Dork