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A14 PEOPLE & ARTS
Wednesday 11 november 2020
Trump books will continue after Trump leaves office

NEW YORK (AP) — One have to see whether there's
of publishing's most thriv- an arc to the story, how
ing genres of the past four deeply reported it would
years, books about Presi- be, and that there would
dent Donald Trump, is not be fact-checking so we
going to end when he could be confident about
leaves office. it. And that's whether Joe
In 2021 and beyond, look Biden was coming to me or
for waves of releases about Donald Trump was coming
the Trump administration to me."
and about the president's Canedy said she might be
loss to Democratic can- interested in a book from
didate Joe Biden. Works Trump about his influence
already planned include on the Republican Party,
the anti-Trump "Prevent- which initially resisted his
able: The Inside Story of rise in 2016. She would want
How Leadership Failures, Trump, or any author, to be
Politics, and Selfishness "fair, balanced and hon-
Doomed the U.S. Corona- est," and have "a level of
virus Response," by former insight and self-awareness."
Obamacare head Andy Asked if she believed
Slavitt. There's a campaign A collection of books about President Donald Trump, from left, "Siege" by Michael Wolff, "Devil's Trump could meet those
book from New York Times Bargain" by Joshua Green, "Where Law Ends" by Andrew Weissmann, "A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, standards, Canedy said: "I
reporters Jonathan Martin and Leadership" by James Comey, "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House" by Michael Wolff, wouldn't know how to an-
and Alex Burns. And former "Rage" by Bob Woodward, "Too Much and Never Enough" by Mary L. Trump, "Disloyal" by Michael swer that, quite honestly,
Cohen, "Donald Trump V. The United States" by Michael S. Schmidt, "Battlegrounds: The Fight to
Trump campaign manager Defend the Free World" by H. R. McMaster and "Wicked Game" by Rick Gates appear on a shelf because I would need to
Brad Parscale is reportedly in Westchester County, N.Y. on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. see the proposal first."
working on a memoir. Associated Press The switch from a Republi-
Expect detailed condem- can to a Democratic presi-
nations of the 45th presi- Corey Lewandowski. 20 women who have al- verse Books, mentioned dent also should result in a
dent's actions and rhetoric, Simon & Schuster is Hillary leged sexual assault or mis- three of the most contro- shift on best-seller lists. The
from journalists and former Clinton's longtime publish- conduct by Trump. versial Trump appointees: past four years have seen
associates, and also flat- er, but through its conser- Several publishers told the Secretary of Education a continuous run of anti-
tering accounts from White vative Threshold Editions re- AP that they don't believe Betsy DeVos, Postmaster Trump blockbusters, includ-
House allies and pro-Trump leased Trump's most recent Trump will have the same General Louis DeJoy and ing Michael Wolff's "Fire and
pundits. And there might work, "Crippled America," global appeal as former senior advisor Stephen Mill- Fury," Comey's "A Higher
well be a book from Trump which came out in 2015. President Barack Obama, er. "I would campaign hard Loyalty," Mary Trump's "Too
himself, who received Center Street, a Hachette whose "A Promised Land" against these three officials Much and Never Enough,"
more than 70 million votes Book Group imprint, has comes out next week. who have done the most and Bob Woodward's
even as he became the published Donald Trump Jr., Obama and his wife, former damage under Trump," "Fear" and "Rage."
first president in nearly 30 Newt Gingrich and Judge first lady Michelle Obama, said Oh, who was among The next four years should
years to be defeated after Jeanine Pirro among oth- agreed to a reported $65 those who signed the Yian- mark the dawn of books
one term. ers. million deal with Crown in napoulos letter. against Biden.
"It was a very controversial "No matter their political 2017. David Drake, executive "It's historically been our ex-
presidency and the New beliefs, every American has Any publisher signing with vice president and pub- perience that books com-
York publishing world isn't personally experienced the Trump or a top administra- lisher of Crown, which will ing from the right are more
exactly packed with Trump seismic shift within Washing- tion official might face the release Obama's mem- available and more popu-
fans," says Matt Latimer of ton," Center Street publisher anger not just of Trump oir, declined comment on lar when there is a Demo-
the Javelin literary agen- Daisy Blackwell Hutton said critics among the general whether he would acquire cratic presidency," says
cy, where clients have in- in a statement. "Books will public, but from within the a book by Trump or even Adrian Zackheim, who runs
cluded former FBI Director be published for years to industry. When Simon & meet with him. The execu- the conservative Sentinel
James Comey, former Na- come about his presiden- Schuster signed up the far tive vice president and imprint at Penguin Random
tional Security Adviser John cy and the conservative right journalist-commen- publisher of Alfred A. Knopf, House and has published
Bolton and Fox host Tucker movement in general, and tator Milo Yiannopoulos in Reagan Arthur, doubted books by Mike Hucka-
Carlson. Center Street absolutely in- 2017, more than 100 au- she would sign up Trump, bee, Nikki Haley and Brian
"But there are tens of mil- tends to be a leader in that thors publicly objected. but added that she would Kilmeade among others.
lions of Americans who look space." (The publisher ended up probably agree to meet "That is pretty much a sci-
to the Trump presidency as There are risks in publish- dropping him amid allega- with him, out of courtesy to entific fact."q
an important time and are ing Trump, although even tions he approved of sex a former president.
fans of his administration. presidents who have left of- between men and young Dana Canedy, senior vice Solution Sudoku
At least some publishers will fice highly unpopular, from boys.) Hachette cancelled president and publisher of
recognize that." Jimmy Carter to George a memoir by Woody Allen, Simon & Schuster's name-
Publishers often speak W. Bush, managed to get whose daughter Dylan Far- sake imprint, said any deci-
proudly about their open- book deals and release row has alleged he sexu- sion to work with Trump or
ness to diverse voices, while bestsellers. None were as ally abused her, after em- those in his Cabinet would
also acknowledging that polarizing as Trump or have ployees staged a walkout depend on what they were
they like to make money. so many upcoming legal in protest. (Skyhorse Pub- planning to say.
Several houses have con- battles, including a New lishing later released the "I would apply the same
servative imprints that over York State investigation into book). Ellen Oh, an author rigorous approach to any
the past few years have his finances, and a defa- of fantasy novels who co- meeting, with anyone,
acquired books by every- mation lawsuit from E. Jean founded the grassroots Democratic or Republi-
one from Sean Hannity to Carroll, one of more than organization We Need Di- can," she said. "I would Puzzle on Page 13