TAKEPLACE: JEALOUS WRITERS UP-TO-NO GOOD

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

JEALOUS WRITERS UP-TO-NO GOOD

JUNEAU, Alaska – The writers of an unpublished Sarah Palin tell-all are alleging the author of a rival book helped leak copies of their manuscript, destroying its marketability.

In a letter to author Joe McGinniss, attorney Dean Steinbeck said the matter "appears to be no more than that of a jealous author sabotaging a competitor via unlawful and unscrupulous means."

Efforts to reach McGinniss were not immediately successful Monday. An e-mail sent to an account he kept while working on his own book on Palin wasn't immediately returned. YAHOONEWS

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