Loretta Sanchez Memoir is a Dud, Selling For a Penny

By R. Scott Moxley Wed., May 18 2011 at 8:15 AM

Perhaps Sanchez should have used a different book cover

A newspaper reported this week that the 2008 published memoir written by Orange County Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez and her sister has earned them "nothing."

Ouch.

According to the Washington, D.C.-based Roll Call, Linda Sanchez--Loretta's sister who also is a member of Congress--indirectly revealed the poor book sales in a mandatory financial disclosure report.

The Sanchez sisters, both California Democrats, were hoping to collect a 7.5 percent royalty after the first $35,000 in sales for Dream in Color: How the Sanchez Sisters Are Making History in Congress.

But the paper also noted that Amazon is now selling the book for $1.65 and that "used copies are available" for a penny.

Though the pair is the first sister-sister duo to serve simultaneously in Congress, they should have written a suspense novel involving a "hunky symbologist" and a "secret Catholic sect" rather than a book on their thoughts about life and politics, teased one of Roll Call's columnists.

--R. Scott Moxley / OC Weekly

Tags:

California Democrats, Dream in Color, Linda Sanchez, Loretta Sanchez, memoir, Roll Call

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Ihateusc

i bet her book is written with crayon and has lots of pretty pictures in it.

Bill T.

Even being a major celebrity doesn't guarantee that your life has anything to say to people. A fourth-stringer, like Sanchez, I would expect to be a non-starter from the gate.

Loretta Who?

Come on, man, Get your facts straight. She tried out for the fourth-string, but ended up on the practice squad. Next yeat, everyone will have two words for her. "Water." "Towel."

Bill T.

Ooops, I stand corrected.

Bill T.

Yah, actually you gave me a chuckle, thanks for the smile. Your post was broad enough that it even penetrated my thick skull ;-)

Loretta Who?

Hope you know I was just kidding with you. No hard feelings.

Dan Chmielewski

Bet it sold more copies than "China Attacks!" by Chuck DeVore

Chuck DeVore

Not likely, Dan. China Attacks sold over 10,000 copies in Chinese in Hong Kong and Taiwan alone. I still sell 20-30 a month on Amazon some 11 years after publication.