The book is not by Taranto. Taranto writes the Best of The Web Today column on Opinionjournal.com if your interested. It was that both were talking about it.
I used to get his emails,but changed my e-mail address because I kept getting really filthy,disgusting emails from the worst kind of scumbags advertising their wares. I restrict who gets my e-mail address now, and have not had the problem since. Maybe I am chicken,but that stuff is so gross, it even shocked me. I do not blame Taranto, those people are able to pick up on your e-mail address from anyone you send to that may send your e-mail on to someone else.