A new book from Ariel Gore, editor of the HipMama parenting zine, is called How To Become A Famous Writer Before You're Dead, and if you're already thinking "but why should I take advice about how to become famous from someone who isn't?" you're not alone. The book arrived in our offices—provenance unknowable!—with its most "offensive" bits neatly highlighted and a post-it on the cover reading "Who does Ariel Gore think she is? A Preggers Proust?"