| Subject: Re: Another book |
| From: Gregg Housh <greggatghc@gmail.com> |
| Date: 9/12/11, 14:53 |
| To: Daniel Conaway <dconaway@writershouse.com> |
| CC: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> |
FYI, this is the first Im hearing of this journalists account (perhaps a UK journalist) also on submissionif you hear anything, let me know
From: Goldstein, Cary [mailto:Cary.Goldstein@hbgusa.com]
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 2:08 PM
To: Daniel Conaway
Subject: RE: ANONYMOUS: Tales from Inside the Accidental Cyberwar
I saw it a few months back, and it may be out with a different agent now. Unless what I saw a few months back was yet another book on same topic, but I believe my memory is correct. Many of the same principal character and corporations are featured.
From: Daniel Conaway [mailto:dconaway@WritersHouse.com]
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 2:12 PM
To: Goldstein, Cary
Subject: RE: ANONYMOUS: Tales from Inside the Accidental Cyberwar
No, neither hint nor threatjust a pun Anons Send you something anon. See how clever I am?
How recent was that proposal? Any data (agent, author) you recall offhand that you wouldnt mind sharing?
From: Goldstein, Cary [mailto:Cary.Goldstein@hbgusa.com]
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 2:03 PM
To: Daniel Conaway
Subject: RE: ANONYMOUS: Tales from Inside the Accidental Cyberwar
Is ahem a hint or something more ominous??? Should I expect something soon? My pleasure.
I saw another proposal very similar to this from the UK which I also passed on, so its in the air, and theyll be competitive titles. Houshs has the benefit of being told from inside or whatever that means for Anonymous. The other was from a reporter.
From: Daniel Conaway [mailto:dconaway@WritersHouse.com]
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 2:06 PM
To: Goldstein, Cary
Subject: RE: ANONYMOUS: Tales from Inside the Accidental Cyberwar
I appreciate the quick read, Cary. Im glad to have had an excuse to connect, and will try you again (ahem ) anon.
Cheers,
Dan
From: Goldstein, Cary [mailto:Cary.Goldstein@hbgusa.com]
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 1:54 PM
To: Daniel Conaway
Subject: RE: ANONYMOUS: Tales from Inside the Accidental Cyberwar
Dan,
Im going to pass on this. I think its a hot topic, and Kevin Mitniks book is certainly proving theres a rabid audience, but it didnt speak to me. Ill be really interested in watching this play out though and wish you and Gregg Housh a world of luck, its a fascinating and important story.
Sincerely,
Cary
Cary Goldstein
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From: Daniel Conaway [mailto:dconaway@WritersHouse.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 3:32 PM
To: Goldstein, Cary
Subject: ANONYMOUS: Tales from Inside the Accidental Cyberwar
Importance: High
Dear Cary,
Here, as discussed, is the proposal for an absolutely fascinating behind-the-curtain glimpse at the notoriousand apparently fearlesshacktivist collective known as Anonymous. The targets for Anonymouss particular brand of outlaw activismall part of their global campaign against injustices and abuses in the realm of freedom of speech and freedom of informationhave included (so far) foreign governments (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia), major corporations (Sony, Visa, MasterCard), sanctimonious religious organizations (the Church of Scientology, the Westboro Baptist Church) and powerful governmental agencies (FBI, CIA, NATO). Nobody, apparently, is off-limits.
As Kevin Mitnicks current New York Times bestseller Ghost in the Wires has demonstrated, there is a real fascination out there with the culture of hacking and the internet. Gregg Housh and Barrett Brown, the authors of ANONYMOUS: Tales from Inside the Accidental Cyberwarand the two most visible public figures known to be associated with Anonymous (both of whom have provided invaluable access & insight regarding the modus operandi of Anonymous to reporters hungry to make sense of it)take Mitnick one step further, showing how that culture can be harnessed as an engine for social change. Even when (as is often the case for Anons) the engine for social change rhetoric is really just a terrific excuse to indulge in some weaponized chaos
And therein lies the magnificent contradiction of this culture. Patriotic vigilantism? Animal House pranksterism? Both? Whatever the true alchemic mix is, its a wild and fascinating ride, laid bare here for the first time.
Call me when youve read this, OK?
Dan
Dan Conaway
Literary Agent
Writers House