Tonight, if you happen to be stopping by the Olsson’s Books & Records in the Courthouse area of Arlington, you can check out former vice-presidential daughter Kristin Gore signing and talking about her book debut, “Sammy’s Hill.” The fine folks over at Amazon.com treat us to a summary of the plot:

Samantha Joyce, Gore’s heroine, is a 26-year-old self-deprecating health-care policy advisor to Robert Gary, a well-respected senator from her home state of Ohio. Between endless work days, a grueling campaign schedule, and frequent trips to the pet store where she seeks advice on caring for her listless Japanese fighting fish, Sammy finds time to obsess over her new boyfriend, sexy speechwriter Aaron Driver. As things heat up with Aaron, Sammy’s work schedule takes on a new intensity when Gary becomes the Democratic candidate for vice president. Along the way, scandal clouds both her personal and professional life, and our heroine discovers the often salacious underbelly of life on the hill.

We haven’t read the book, so we’ll refrain from any editorial comments. However, seems that Wonkette is doing some masquerading as a New York Times book reviewer, and her opinion of “Sammy’s Hill” is, how do you say, not very nice:

The sloppy prose that pervades the book is an unfortunate reminder of its genesis. Its off-the-rack plot, running together B-grade chick-lit with campaign-trail policy talk, is the predictable outcome of a publishing focus group. It’s not bad, it’s just not any good. God knows, an astringent romantic satire is long overdue in a town where work is foreplay and the vibrating object in a couple’s bed could easily be a two-way pager. ”Sammy’s Hill,” however, lacks buzz.

Seems that being a writer for SNL and Futurama doesn’t necessarily mean you can cut it in the literary sphere. But no matter — we’re sure the film rights for the book will be snapped up quicker than Washingtonienne made it into Playboy.