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I have a special rule for this blog. That is never to talk about myself.
But today, I’ll make an exception.
Just to tell you a story.
My mom recently told me that cleaning up some old boxes, she ran accross an essay I had to write for school when I was 11. The question asked was: what do you want to be when you grow up?
My mom told me I had written the essay on how I wanted to be a doctor. And then she told me I finished the essay with a PS. The PS said “Well, that is if I don’t get to become a writer – which is what I really want to do.”
I had no recollection of this.
When I got a call the other day to tell me that I had just gotten a book deal for this blog, my first reaction was pure joy. Flowing. Along – a few minutes later – with tons of Champagne. Flowing too.
When I got over the hangover, I thought of that little story.
And I came to realize that the secret dream of the kid I used to be was becoming somewhat real. Just a little real.
But when it comes to childhood dreams, a little is a lot I think.
As you can imagine, I’m thrilled. The publisher is Berkley Books. The book will have a bunch of new exclusive material. I gotta get writing now! I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and everyone of you for your support and interest. This blog is turning out to be much more than I ever expected it would be. So merci – really.
I could not have done this without you.
O.
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Hey Olivier!
Wow! That’s a really sweet story… I think you are an excellent writer and you have a good sense of humor, as well!
Keep us posted and a HUGE congrats on your book deal! I’m excited!! And look, you already have a fan club here!! : )
Take care,
Leesa
NICE!
Excellent News!
Wow! Formidable! I didn’t even know a book was in the works. I can only imagine how thrilled you are. I’ll definitely be checking this out, and recommending it to friends, when it hits the bookstores.
Oh, and…I didn’t notice any cheese in your story, just Champagne.
Felicitations Olivier!!! Fantastic news and well deserved.
Congratulations! I hope that you’ll come to the US for a book tour.
Félicitations Olivier! That’s fantastic, I’m sure it will be abestseller. And after that…perhaps a book of songs?
Oh, that’s fantastic! Congratulations!
Be sure to keep us posted on the release!! 
Congrats on the book deal! Since I found out about your blog I couldn’t stop telling my boyfriend how it should be published, I am glad a real publisher got the same idea
Now you should really get Twitter! By the way have you seen Courrier Int’l issue this week? I didn’t get a hold of it yet but it sounds funny…
Wow…
Congratulations!
That is excellent news indeed, congrats, not only for the deal, but more importantly for the childhood dream becoming reality.
je me demandais pourquoi c’était pas déja sur les rails….
Félicitations!
WOW!!!!!
Congratulations, Olivier. I’ll be the first in line to buy it, one for me, and lots for my friends.
Congratulations Olivier! That’s wonderful news. I see “Bestseller” in your future for sure. Never stop dreaming – clearly dreams do come true!
Wonderful news, Olivier!! It’s a little sad, I’m sure when asked what I wanted to do when I grew up, it did not involve a clerical desk job (*sigh*). Glad yours worked out better than mine!
congrats! Looking forward to this new material!!:)
Félicitations Olivier, it’s well deserved!!
Olivier
remember a few month ago… I think it was my first entry into your blog… I said write a book or maybe do some radio chronicles !
You have talent, comic sense, and character !
I wish you all the best !
The story is cute, and sooo true : serious stuff first, as society wants us to be….
Leesa… Glad you liked it! Merci beaucoup. Really!
Merci en tout cas!
Book and Wine Tasting Tour. That could be fun!
Carmelo… Indeed – I’ll come celebrate in Australia!!
Flartus… Champagne was I thought in order
Loulou… Merci beaucoup! More celebrating to do.
Deja Pseu… Me too!
Anait… Oh thank you very much for remembering the little song I posted here. Ca me touche beaucoup! Really!
Krista… I will – Not until 2011 apparently – so we can stay nice and cozy here between us for a while! Merci Krista!
Anna… Nope – I’ll look it up. As per Twitter, I’m against it. I agree with Brian William on this subject: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-february-26-2009/brian-williams (Skip to 5’33). That being said, I used to be against cell phones, then against Facebook, then against iPhones (who said how French?!). So who knows!! Merci though!! I’m glad a “real” publisher – who happens to sound way cool – thought of it too!!
David… Merci monsieur. BTW, I tried Hotaru the other night. Tasting menu was a lovely journey through Japan. Had a goodtime! Thx for the recommendation!
Jerome… Merci. Life does take winding roads, but some turns really offer lovely views.
Aeros… Merci merci.
Ruth Yunker… Thank you. Very much appreciate your continued support.
Sue… Merci. That’s very kind of you. As per always dreaming, I agree. Current dream implies perfect girl. Anyone knows of her?
Noelle… I’m sure Lenny Kravitz didn’t mean it that way, but that doesn’t make the line any less true: It ain’t over til it’s over.
Linda… I’ll miss you guy’s comments while writing this!
Vivi… Merci beaucoup. A bit of an overstatement but merci
Olivier – first time commenter, long time reader!
So happy for you.
Long live the childhood dreams! It’s amazing how those little pea brains can shape our lives.
x
This is great news, and well-deserved. Félicitations!
Woohoo!!! Felicitations!!! You deserve the book deal because this blog has given us so much, in terms of joy and laughter and also recognition of little things that make Paris wonderful.
Et bien, je crois que je n’avais jamais vu ça (même si on ne se connaît pas non plus hyper bien, faut pas déconner) : Olivier un tout petit peu ému par quelque chose…
Félicitations en tout cas!
Ce blog est effectivement une pûre merveille. J’y vais de temps en temps au milieu d’une journée de boulot pour rire un peu. Vivement que je puisse lire toutes tes réflexions d’un coup d’un seul!
Encore félicitations!
Emilie
PS : tu noteras que je suis une vraie parisienne et que je ne fais donc aucun effort de traduction en anglais…
Congratulations!! That is really super!
Congrats! I can’t wait to get my hands on the book!
That’s great, Olivier– congratulations!
your posts make my days; looking forward to your book that is certain to be popular; congrats from Boston
Super! Énorme!
I am relatively new to your blog but not at all surprised about the book deal. That’s really exciting—felicitations! (Je suis tres jalouse!)
Stephan… Well, thanks for seeing all these qualities in me. Crazy what a screen can hide
Alice… Very true. Even when you forget about them, they’re still in there somewhere! And thank you for this first comment!
Barbra… Merci beaucoup. Great news indeed!
Lil… Well, thank you very much. It really is a lovely thought.
Emilie… Merci pour ce premier commentaire – élogieux de surcroît. Venant de toi, j’apprécie. Et pour répondre a ta petite pique (il en fallait bien une, on n’est pas américains quand même), je dirais juste que je partage peut-être mieux mon émotion a l’écrit. Merci en tout cas.
Elizabeth… Yup it is. Special thanks to you for your kind support.
Eleni… Same here!
Blythe… Merci merci!!
Ron… Thanks Ron!! Nico, my business partner, was just making fun of me for having only girls commenting on this blog. You just saved the day!!
Bonjour Oliver,
i have been a very quiet reader of your blog for quite some time now but this is one interesting news, can all the readers get a signed copy?:P
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J’ai été un lecteur très tranquille de votre blog depuis un certain temps maintenant, mais c’est l’une des nouvelles intéressantes, tous les lecteurs peuvent obtenir une copie signée?: P
Hi, I just recently found your blog and I find it so amusing. Congratulations on the book deal and I hope you continue to update this blog… I’m addicted!
And you know what, you really deserve it too. You have a wonderful style of writing and I hope your book will turn out how you imagine it to.
EXCELLENT!
Big congrats!!
P.S. Why don’t you have another apero at the cave to celebrate?! If you have the time between chapters and edits, that is. It’s the perfect occasion for a party (and I missed the last one)…
Toutes mes félicitations! C’est une excellente nouvelle qu’il faudra biensur fêter bientôt. C’est excellent, un SPL book! Je serai la première à l’acheter et à en faire une pub d’enfer auprès de tous mes amis Parisians ou pas. Good for you, keep us updated, of course and keep writing to enlighten these winter days!
Nico is obviously aware of the two most important reasons for starting a blog. Finding a book deal and finding a woman!
Félicitations !!!!
Très bonne nouvelle car ton humour pince-sans-rire mérite d’être publié !
ouups Olivier
new web site, and a new fqce too :
http://www.o-chateau.com/about-us/our-sommeliers
your teqm of sommeliers must be quite expensive
Good work for the site : neat, easy to surf in…
Stéphan
Condolences on not getting your first choice. Je déconne! Lucky world – we need some well considered good writers. One little plea – which may not please your legion fans on the other side of the pond: try not to be TOO American English. I love American English but think it somehow lessens the charm of what your write when there is more anglais US qu’anglais UK.BTW how small is this font? Bon courage!
Bloody hell, what about Australian English mate! Lets not forget the little guys.
Quelle nouvelle! I’m thrilled to hear about your book deal. This blog is an absolute delight and will be moreso in printed form. Au travail, Olivier– you’ve got a deadline now!
Congratulations, Olivier! What a wonderful way to start 2010. I’m definitely looking forward to your book as I sit here stateside, missing Paris. Happy writing!
Congrats! That is really amazing and I am genuinely happy for you! Any book signings in NYC?
I can’t wait!!
Keep us posted/when can I pre-order?
Olivier
don’t be so modest.
Your attitude, what you do with wine, and the witty communication you put around it, and the fact you did a Grande Ecole and a Prépa of course, make it clear you are among the eliiiiite
Good luck !
Stéphan
Marius… well thanks for this first comment. As per signed copies, well yes, of course!!
Cheeky! God… Neither possibility even crossed my mind when I first started this. Then thruthfully, along with all your encouraging comments, I started dabbling with the idea of a book. Now… finding a woman… problem is: I’m much more likable in writing than in person 
Opera Glass… I will, yeah! Thanks!
Berit… That is very kind of you. Merci.
ParisBreakfast…. Yup!! Many thx!!
Blythe… Definitely happening. Maybe next week or so. Stay tuned!!!
Nadia… Merci mille fois. A bientôt aux caves pour fêter ca!
Alice…
Fressine… C’est très gentil. J’apprécie!!
Melissa… I know right?! Merci merci.
Genevieve… Well, we got a bit of time. But thank you very much! (Paris is cold these days).
Amanda… Thank you. That is sweet. NY, well, yeah for sure. But it won’t be until a few months. The whole publishing process takes a while apparently!
Elizabeth…. Merci. I’ll keep you posted as soon as I hear something. Might be a while! I’ll let you know for sure!
Stephan… Thank you. I would just like for my banker to share your opinion
I love your blog. I am an American ex-pat living in Belgium and every time I read one of your entries, it really cracks me up because it is so funny and so true. I will definitely buy the book. Congratulations!
Alice : Sure I am! but problems happen when woman becomes women!!… cheers!
Congratulations, Olivier!
I too have never commented before but felt the need to extend my congratulations. I recently went for an interview for my childhood dream job but didn’t get it ( although to be fair, I did manage to insult the interviewer).
Congratulations once again.
Congrats on the book deal. I think it is well-deserved because your posts are very accurate on Parisians’ idiosyncracies. The world needs to know
Félicitations et chapeau!
Olivier: a vrai curse.
Nico: Yes, i imagine all that choice is very, very difficult!