You think you know Snooki. You may be a fan of Jersey Shore, and want to party with her. You may be a literary snob pulling your hair out every time you're reminded that she's sold ten times more books than your favorite author. But the fact remains, even with a camera following her 24 hours a day, you don't completely know Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi. Not her guilty pleasures. Not her major in college—yes, she went to college. And not who she voted for in the 2008 election. You don't know these things because, well, no one has ever asked her about them. Until now. Snooki, sneaking past the hecklers and onlookers, came by the Condé Nast cafeteria to participate in her first "real" interview, ever.

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**GQ: So, you just wrapped up season four of Jersey Shore... **

Snooki: It feels good—we filmed for like four months straight so the fact that I don't have a camera following me anymore is pretty nice.

GQ: Sorry to put another one in your face.

Snooki: Oh, that's nothing; I'm talking about a video camera, 24/7.

GQ: So, I've got to ask: You've really never heard of J.K. Rowling or Maya Angelou?

Snooki: I don't read. I don't like to read Harry Potter or anything like that. It's not my style.

GQ: But you're a New York Times best-selling author!

Snooki: Yeah, doesn't mean I have to read.

GQ: Fair point. What is your favorite book?

Snooki: Dear John. I read that in a day because it was so amazing. And then I ended up seeing the movie and it was really good. We were supposed to read in high school but I never did because I just used the CliffsNotes, books were too long.

GQ: What if somebody was supposed to read your book and they read the CliffsNotes? Would you feel slighted?

Snooki: Um, they would still get it. I mean, some people just don't want to read but they want to know what the book's about. I wouldn't feel offended. The fact that they're even looking it up is cool.

GQ: What's the plot of your next novel, which is already finished, Gorilla Beach.

Snooki: Well, Gia and her cousin go to the casino and they end up stealing something very important from the casino owner. It's just a lot of drama but in the end, of course, they always win.