In 2008, Tina Fey sold a book of Nora Ephron-style funny personal essays -- which I suspect will be worth however many millions Little, Brown paid for it. (As long as it doesn't cost me any more than $20, that is!) Now, it looks like the book may finally make its way to the bookstore shelves sometime soon. After all, it has a title -- "Bossypants" -- and a cover, which we have pasted here for your enjoyment.
The cover, and perhaps even the title -- and if we're lucky, also the actual book (which counts for something, too, don't forget!) -- will most likely get people talking once again about what it means to be a powerful, funny woman in an industry (/world) known for being dominated by men.
One of the things that is so great about Tina Fey is that she manages to bring issues like the aforementioned to the table without alienating certain groups that might otherwise be loathe to go there. How does she do this? Well, it helps that she's really smart, and also that she undeniably knows what she's talking about. Being tough and funny is also about 96% of it. But I also think that Fey is great at beating sexism at its own game: Which is to say, disguising important (but perhaps unpopular to talk about) issues with straight goofiness -- so that people are thinking about certain things in a new way without even realizing it.
What do you guys think?