Saturday, January 20, 2007
Jenna's Publishing Venture
Jenna Bush, author?
The younger-by-minutes first twin, whose last sightings were at a soccer match in Buenos Aires and a bar in Glover Park, made the rounds of some New York publishing houses with a book proposal a few weeks ago.
Sources tell The Post that Jenna's road to authorship is in a "very, very preliminary" stage at the moment, but that publishers have shown "unbelievable" interest. However, that interest has not yet yielded an option or a deal. We've also been told that the book will be geared toward young adults and may be "inspired by the educational and charitable work" the 25-year-old has done in Central and South America.
Bush, who majored in English at University of Texas, is repped by lawyer Robert Barnett, whose specialty is securing deals for such Washington VIPs as Bill and Hillary Clinton and Mary Cheney. The book, first noted by U.S. News & World Report, could be out late this year or in early '08 if things move along as planned.
The White House had no comment yesterday.
Jessica Lynch Gives BirthJessica Lynch, whose capture and dramatic nighttime rescue in Iraq made her an instant celebrity in 2003, became a mother yesterday. Dakota Ann Robinson, delivered by Caesarean section at a Parkersburg, W.Va., hospital, weighed in at 7 pounds 10 ounces, said Lynch's publicist, Aly Goodwin Gregg.
Lynch and her boyfriend, Wes Robinson, named Dakota in honor of Lynch's friend, Army Spc. Lori Piestewa, whose middle name was Dakota. Piestewa died and Lynch was captured when their unit was ambushed near Nasiriyah. Lynch suffered two spinal fractures, nerve damage and a shattered right arm, right foot and left leg when her Humvee crashed during the firefight.
Now 23, Lynch is a sophomore at West Virginia University-Parkersburg.
The Apple of Pelosi's EyeGrandma to the rescue!
Nancy Pelosi flipped her maternal instincts into high gear at Thursday night's screening of her daughter's HBO documentary "Friends of God: A Road Trip With Alexandra Pelosi." Filmmaker Aviva Kempner says the speaker of the House made a beeline for new grandbaby Paul Michael Vos at the premiere's Ritz-Carlton reception and immediately started fussing over him.
"This baby's too hot," she heard Pelosi declare before unwrapping the blankets around the infant and handing them to people standing nearby. The congresswoman spent most of the reception with the child in her arms while his mom promoted her movie.
From 'Runway' to Smithsonian
"Project Runway" star Chloe Dao spent yesterday checking out the sights in Washington -- and now she's part of one. Dao's winning dress from season 2 of Bravo's reality-TV fashion design competition went on display yesterday as part of the "Exit Saigon, Enter Little Saigon: Vietnamese America Since 1975," an exhibit at the Smithsonian's Ripley Center and International Gallery. Dao, 34, was born in Laos and emigrated to the United States with her family in 1972.
The Lot 8 designer says demand for her clothes has increased "tenfold" since she took home the top prize on "Project Runway."
Her Gown Is Going PlacesHow's this for trusting your "constituents"?
Well-wishers at a send-off party for Miss District of Columbia Thursday night selected which dress Kate Michael will wear for the evening gown competition in the upcoming Miss America pageant. A halter-style teal dress with a lace overlay made the cut.
Michael and Miss Virginia Adrianna Sgarlata hopped on a plane to Las Vegas together yesterday where they'll compete against fellow beauty queens, including Miss Maryland Brittany Lietz, for the Miss America title. The pageant will air on CMT Jan. 29.
'Emerald City' Plans"United 93" director Paul Greengrass is slotted to write and direct the film version of "Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone." The book, an account of the aftermath of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, was written by The Post's Rajiv Chandrasekaran. We're told "The Good Shepard" star Matt Damon has expressed interest in the project. Filming is expected to begin by the end of this year.
-- Korin Miller
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