Man penning Palin book moves in next door

SARAH PALIN has taken to her Facebook page to complain about her new neighbour – a writer penning a book about her.

Author Joe McGinniss has taken up residence in a house next to Palin’s lakeside home in Wasilla.

McGinniss previously wrote a critical exposé on Palin and her natural gas pipeline plan for the Conde Nast publication Portfolio last year, and is planning a book about the former Alaska governor and GOP vice presidential candidate. It’s tentatively titled Sarah Palin’s Year of Living Dangerously and could be on the shelves next year.

“Yes, that Joe McGinniss. Here he is about 15 feet away on the neighbour’s rented deck overlooking my children’s play area and my kitchen window,” Palin posted on Facebook, hours after learning of McGinniss’ presence.

“We’re sure to have a doozey to look forward to with this treasure he’s penning. Wonder what kind of material he’ll gather while overlooking Piper’s bedroom, my little garden, and the family’s swimming hole?” she wrote.

McGinniss is renting the place “for the next five months or so”, Palin wrote.

His publishing house, Broadway Books, released a statement.

“Well regarded for his in-depth, up-close reporting, Mr McGinniss will be highly respectful of his subject’s privacy as he investigates her public activities,” the statement says.

Palin has promised to ensure that privacy.

“And you know what they say about ‘fences make for good neighbours’? Well, we’ll get started on that tall fence tomorrow,” she wrote.