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Mystery author writes of Obama 2012

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The cover of "O: A Presidential Novel," <a href="http://books.simonandschuster.biz/O/Anonymous/9781451625967/high_resolution_images" target="_blank">courtesy of Simon & Schuster.</a>
The cover of "O: A Presidential Novel," courtesy of Simon & Schuster.
Published: Jan. 11, 2011 at 1:01 PM

NEW YORK, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Publisher Simon & Schuster says a novel by an anonymous author will explore possibilities for a re-election campaign by U.S. President Barack Obama.

The publisher said on its Web site the book, "O: A Presidential Novel," which is scheduled for a Jan. 25 release, was "written by an anonymous author who has spent years observing politics and the fraught relationship between public image and self-regard," ABC News reported Tuesday.

Simon & Schuster said the author is someone with "vast personal experience" and the book will detail possible strategies for a 2012 Obama re-election campaign.

Michael Maslansky, a communications expert who advises corporations on branding, said "the impact of the book will be more the result of who wrote it and what it says than the fact that it is being released anonymously."

"By not disclosing the author, there can be more speculation about what will be revealed. More buzz. More sales. And no debate about whether the author has the right to write this book," he said.

Topics: Barack Obama
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