20 volumes of perpetually fucked rocker Pete Doherty's incoherent ramblings will be bound into a single, hardcover volume and marketed as poetry in March 2007. Surprisingly, Doherty actually won a poetry competition when he was in his teens, but we're not buying that as proper justification for killing more trees. Doherty was expected to make the announcement himself yesterday, but was unable to make it due to a last-minute smack delivery. Instead, Orion editor Ian Preece was forced to rationalize on the young poet's behalf:

"From the early books a fascinating and very entertaining picture emerges of the young poet, broke in London, serving popcorn at the Prince Charles Cinema, dreaming of creating a band infused with the 'spirit of Albion'."

The diaries, which also make reference to his relationship with model Kate Moss, which ended last year, are: "Intimate, honest, very readable and very funny in places; pretty dark in others," Mr Preece said. The later pieces reflect "Pete's rise to fame, his changing world".

For the sake of sales, there's no question that Preece is praying for an overdose before the first printing.

Doherty Chronicles Rise to Fame With Book Deal [Independent]