And he probably will, too

I rather question the wisdom of this deal on several levels:

23 year-old British journalism student Richy Smith's YOU CAN GET ARRESTED FOR THAT: An American Crime Spree, the true account of a journey across America this July on a mission to break as many absurd laws as possible during summer vacation (without getting arrested), to Gail Haslam at Transworld, for publication in summer 2006, by Rebecca Winfield at Rebecca Winfield Literary Agency (UK/Commonwealth).

Let's see, by making this public, now he can go on a bunch of watchlists and get arrested and change the focus of his book to what it's like to go to jail for something incredibly stupid.

Comments

[Josh]

I don't think they're going to be breaking "real" laws though. It's more things like, "you can't have a cat on a leash" or "you can't chew gum and walk backwards on Main St." Absurd, not regular laws. Stuff they haven't taken off the books, but should.

I can't imagine they'll get arrested.

[Ingrid]

There is a market for how-to-books on breaking the law?
This does provide new insight on what publishers think about the buying public. And I thought only writers become cynical about the market.

[David J. Montgomery]

Well, it's probably not THE dumbest idea for a book I ever heard...

[Keith]

Sounds potentially good to me. If he's funny, it'll work.

[Bob Morris]

He needs to come to Florida. It's against the law here to yell at a horse or a cow from a passing car. Some kinda livestock abuse thing...

[Stephen]

Hey, it's illegal to set off a nuke within the city limits of Fresno, California. Now there's a law that needs breaking.

[Annie]

Here in Chicago, it's illegal to go fishing if you're wearing pyjamas.

And another ordinance prohibits eating in an establishment that is on fire.

Do keep these in mind if you're attending Bouchercon here in Sept.
;-)

Annie

[Ann]

I met this young man on his travels through Chicago. He is quite funny. I am looking foward to reading his book. I wanted to find out how he did with a law about monkeys and a zoo and watermelons in a cemetary. If anyone read the book about the English man who traveled through Irelend with a small fridge, I think you might like this book.