The inscrutable Mike Huckabee has secured a book deal with Sentinel, the conservative imprint of Penguin Group USA that also recently acquired Donald Rumsfeld's memoirs.

From the announcement: "Governor Huckabee's book will lay out his optimistic vision for America's future and explain how the conservative movement can return to its principles, unify its factions, and take back America."

More on this later, maybe!

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld secured a book deal yesterday from Sentinel, the conservative publishing imprint of Penguin Books USA. Sentinel publisher Adrian Zackheim acquired the book via Washington lawyer Robert Barnett, who represents many of Washington's most powerful figures when they decide to write books and often gets them enormous, seven-figure advances.

Mr. Barnett did not conduct an auction for the book, according to someone familiar with the negotiations who would not speak for attribution. Instead, Mr. Rumsfeld was presented with "several large offers" before deciding to go with Sentinel.

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