By JOCELYN NOVECK
AP National Writer
NEW YORK – For more than a year, Sarah Palin has been one of the most famous political and cultural figures in the country. Even by that standard, though, last week was an extraordinary one.
On Thursday came word that the former Alaska governor was working on a TV series about her home state, currently being pitched by one of television’s top producers. A day before that, her publishers announced she was embarking on a second book, a follow-up to her blockbuster “Going Rogue.”
And a day before THAT, she was the prize guest on Jay Leno’s second day back as host of “Tonight” show, along with Olympic champion Shaun White and “American Idol” star Adam Lambert. She ruminated on politics, praising the Tea Party movement, and on journalism, discussing her gig as a Fox analyst. Then she went behind a curtain and returned to perform a full standup comedy routine.