Well, here's a thing.

Sixteen authors - all somewhere on the funky-famous continuum: Stephen King, John Grisham, Jonathan Lethem, Dave Eggers - are auctioning the chance to have your name in their next book.

The cause-in-question is First Amendment; a non-profit (Anglo: charity) organization (Anglo: with an S) that protects freedom of expression (Anglo: privacy) and let’s face it, they’ll do anything for a feel-good press cutting.

It's all for char-i-dee (even if it's a first amendment thang for our cross-pond siblings), so get out your cheque book, I mean, paypal account, and get bidding.

Or, just take the piss. Right?

Not that we think free speech is a joke, but this brings a whole new meaning to vanity publishing.