Poli-Girl Lit Takes Off

What’s the best way to score yourself a book deal when you have no previous experience as a writer? Just arrange to be born the daughter of a prominent Washington, D.C. politician. “The authors of D.C.-daughter lit are often, however, the very same children who grew up trying to steer clear of the media spotlight. They didn’t run for public office, the line of reasoning goes; they didn’t ask for the publicity. But now they are asking.”