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You know how we said we didn't find much exciting in last night's Publishers Lunch deal report? That's because we forgot to put on our special bookworld decoder glasses before we started reading. A more alert reader points us to an in fact very interesting announcement:

I was suprised this didn't get you excited:

"Former HarperCollins editor Bridie Clark's BECAUSE SHE CAN, a roman a clef about a young woman in publishing who juggles 18 hour days, outrageous manuscripts, and a rapidly approaching wedding date, all while slaving under a famously tyrannical female boss, to Jamie Raab at Warner, in a pre-empt, with Karen Kosztolnyik editing, by Daniel Greenberg at Levine Greenberg Literary Agency."

But then I realized they should have specified... Bridie is a former REGAN BOOKS editor — as in Judith Regan — and will probably be writing the publishing equivalent of "Devil Wears Prada" about her former boss. I am sure there is a lot of juicy content, such as the rapid firing of many a young editor, and the devouring of their hearts with her razor sharp teeth and toungue. One wonders though how far [the] confidentiality agreements that [Regan] makes all her employees sign will go on this one, or if by not using specific names they will get around it.

OK, so now we're excited. Anyone privy to this book proposal? We'd love to see a copy — and, as always, anonymity is assured, at least until we'd have to go to jail.

Earlier: Continuing Lessons in Journalism Pedantry