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==Books==
==Books==
Tucker Max is the author of [[New York Times Best Seller list|New York Times Best Seller]], ''I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell''.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/16/fashion/sundaystyles/16CADS.html?ex=1302840000&en=778087aa367d0620&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss</ref> He is currently working on the upcoming ''Assholes Finish First'', a book that is scheduled to be released in January of [[2008]]. Max received a reported [[United States dollar|US$]]300,000 advance for this book from [[Simon Spotlight Entertainment]], one of the highest advances given to a [[blogger]] for a book deal.
Tucker Max is the author of [[New York Times Best Seller list|New York Times Best Seller]], ''I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell''.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/16/fashion/sundaystyles/16CADS.html?ex=1302840000&en=778087aa367d0620&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss</ref> He is currently working on the upcoming ''Assholes Finish First'', a book that is scheduled to be released in January of [[2008]]. Max received a retarded [[United States dollar|US$]]30,000 advance for this book from [[Simon Spotlight Entertainment]], one of the highest advances given to a [[blogger]] for a book deal.


==Criticism==
==Criticism==

Revision as of 20:32, 21 May 2007

Tucker Max
BornNovember, 1975
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
OccupationWriter,Blogger

Tucker Max (born November 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia)[citation needed] is an American fratire writer known for chronicling his drunken escapades on Tuckermax.com and its affiliated message board. Max received a bachelor's degree from University of Chicago and a J.D. from Duke University School of Law.[1] At Duke, he posted an online "dating application" that he transferred to Tuckermax.com, leading to a June 2003 appearance in "Sex2K", an episode of MTV's True Life.[2]

Online publications

Max writes a blog per month at TuckerMax.com and documents his opinions on the site's messageboard. In 2003, a judge ordered Max to remove from his site a story[3] about an ex-girlfriend who filed an invasion-of-privacy lawsuit,[4] but the case eventually was dismissed after legal fights including the ACLU stepping in on his behalf for First Amendment rights violation.[5]

Following the success of his own personal site, Max created Festering Ass, which he later renamed Rudius Media. Rudius is a multi-media company that seeks out and publishes blogs and other creative works of art.[6]

Books

Tucker Max is the author of New York Times Best Seller, I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell.[7] He is currently working on the upcoming Assholes Finish First, a book that is scheduled to be released in January of 2008. Max received a retarded US$30,000 advance for this book from Simon Spotlight Entertainment, one of the highest advances given to a blogger for a book deal.

Criticism

In 2006, radio hosts Opie and Anthony interviewed Max, cast doubt on his stories and later compared him to James Frey.[8] At the March 2007 SXSW conference, Max said he used numerous e-mail addresses to spam other websites with links to his material in order to increase book sales.[9]

Bibliography

  • Assholes Finish First (2008) ISBN 1-4169-3874-5
  • I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell (2006) ISBN 0-8065-2728-5
  • Belligerence and Debauchery: The Tucker Max Stories (2003) ISBN 1-4116-0062-2 Out of print.
  • The Definitive Book of Pick-Up Lines (2001) ISBN 0-595-17671-2 Out of print.

References

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