No. Unfortunately, it's not a joke.

zomg.

I so wish this was an April Fool's joke, but I think it's not. I just got this email:

Dear Blogger,

How nice. The personal touch. But then again, I think I'm actually glad he doesn't know me considering what he's recommending.

From America ’s foremost expert on the subject- the legendary William Safire- here is an indispensable linguistic guide to our colorful political landscape. Safire once again provides an essential guide to the political language being used and abused in America today, a reference that will no doubt prove indispensable for anyone paying close attention to the presidential election. It’s the latest post-partisan word on the language that illuminates and inflames, inspires and infuriates our times.

What exactly does "post-partisan" mean in this context? Did he perhaps mean "non-partisan"? Or (to coin a word or two) "un-partisan" or perhaps "trans-partisan", or even "dis-partisan"? Because Safire has to know that parties still exist.

But I have to say I think this is very funny, given it's Safire:

Updated and expanded for the first time since 1993, Safire renames the book and adds items like "war on terror," "chad" and "axis of evil" to the collection. Containing not only words' definitions, but also their history, Safire explains each entry in an informative, witty and easy-to-read way.

Yes. William Safire, updated and containing both the definitions and histories of words! And - most exciting- he's been expanded for the first time since 1993!

Ack.