Coulter book coming in October

[Ron Burgundy]

AP - While conservative pundit Ann Coulter has been dropped by several newspapers for using an anti-gay slur regarding Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, she remains in good standing with her book publisher.

The Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., plans an October release for her next book, "If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans."

"We have a book with her on our fall list and have no plans on altering our current publication plans," Crown publisher and senior vice president Steve Ross told The Associated Press in a recent e-mail. "Every book we have published with Ann has been a major best seller and we expect the same with the upcoming title."

Coulter's books include "Treason," "Slander" and "Godless," in which she harshly criticized a group of New Jersey widows whose husbands perished in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. "I've never seen people enjoying their husbands' deaths so much," she wrote.

According to Editor & Publisher, at least eight newspapers have dropped Coulter's syndicated column since her comments about Edwards, a former senator from North Carolina.

On March 2, speaking to Republican activists attending the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, Coulter said, "I was going to have a few comments on the other Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, but it turns out you have to go into rehab if you use the ... ('f-word'), so I — so kind of an impasse, can't really talk about Edwards.

Coulter has declined to apologize, telling The New York Times, "C'mon, it was a joke. I would never insult gays by suggesting that they are like John Edwards. That would be mean." She was referring to "Grey's Anatomy" actor Isaiah Washington, who said he would seek counseling after using the word to refer to a fellow actor.

source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070312/ap_en_ot/books_coulter [link]