Carson's publisher?

[surrealAmerican]

So, who published Carson's "autobiography" anyway? Have they issued a statement?

It seems like publishers have gotten in a bit of hot water trying to pawn off fiction as fact in other instances. I'm guessing there's some nervous editor out there, assuming he or she has not yet retired.

[csziggy]

1. Amazon lists the publisher as "Sentinel"

Overview

Sentinel was established in 2003 as a dedicated conservative imprint within Penguin Group. It publishes a wide variety of right-of-center books on subjects like politics, history, public policy, culture, religion, and international relations. The name Sentinel symbolizes a tough-minded defense of America’s fundamental values and national interests.

Some of Sentinel’s most noteworthy bestsellers include Do the Right Thing and A Simple Christmas by Mike Huckabee; A Patriot’s History of the United States by Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen; An American Son by Senator Marco Rubio; Unintimidated by Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin; The Secret Knowledge by David Mamet; Keeping the Republic by Governor Mitch Daniels of Indiana; Roger Ailes: Off Camera by Zev Chafets; The Tyranny of Clichés by Jonah Goldberg; and George Washington’s Secret Six by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger – a runaway New York Times bestseller for more


Meet Sentinel
Adrian Zackheim
Adrian Zackheim
Founder, President, and Publisher

Adrian Zackheim joined Penguin Group in September 2001 as Publisher of Portfolio. He then took on the additional challenges of starting Sentinel in April 2003 and Current in March 2010. Previously, he was the Associate Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of HarperInformation, a division of HarperCollins that included HarperBusiness. His editorial career has also included positions at William Morrow, Doubleday, and St. Martin’s Press, and his first job was as Phyllis Grann’s editorial assistant at Putnam.

Among the many bestselling books he edited and published before joining Penguin Group were Good to Great by Jim Collins; Die Broke by Stephen Pollan and Mark Levine; The Dilbert Principle by Scott Adams; The HP Way by David Packard; and Swim with the Sharks without being Eaten Alive by Harvey Mackay. He also has a long track record of publishing books by important conservative leaders, including Margaret Thatcher, Newt Gingrich, and Bob Dole.

http://www.penguin.com/meet/publishers/sentinel/

[patricia92243]

2. Someone suggested the reason the book has inconsisties is that it was

ghost written. Would that explain it?

[OldHippieChick]

3. LOL! Sure ...

[surrealAmerican]

4. I'm still thinking that "offered a scholarship to West Point" thing ...

... is something a decent editor should be able to catch.

[PSPS]

5. Apparently, it isn't widely known that West Point has never had any scholarship program.