Elinor Lipman’s ‘Rachel to the Rescue’ is a rom-com about a Trump staffer. Do we care enough to giggle?

The novel was at first rejected by American publishers who thought it would be felled by Trump fatigue. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2021-07-13 12:00:00 UTC ]
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White House insiders’ failure to rein in Trump’s tilt toward chaos and lawlessness

Michael Schmidt shows how Trump’s style erodes constitutional limits on the president’s power. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-31 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Joseph McCarthy: An American demagogue who foreshadowed Trump

Larry Tye highlights the havoc wreaked by the senator’s anti-communist campaign. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-27 05:18:50 UTC ]
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Writers Against Trump wants to mobilize the literary community in advance of the election.

With voter registration deadlines approaching and misinformation around voter fraud spreading, a newly-formed coalition of writers is volunteering their time to defeat Donald Trump in the presidential election this fall. The group, Writers Against Trump—whose initial members include Paul Auster,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-08-25 17:07:21 UTC ]
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Support for Ben North as he reveals move into palliative care

There has been an outpouring of support for former HarperCollins creative director Ben North, following his revelation on social media last week that he has entered palliative care following treatment for brain tumours. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-25 01:07:20 UTC ]
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‘Squeeze Me’ proves that the Trump era is Carl Hiaasen’s moment

Hiaasen’s satirical narrative wanders around a bit randomly, but with all the lovingly biting detail there isn’t a page here that flags. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-22 11:00:00 UTC ]
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The story of Trump’s impeachment, and what it says about our democracy

The Post’s Kevin Sullivan and Mary Jordan ask whether it reflects a nation in decline. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-21 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Bolton Asks for Discovery, Claims Trump Administration Acted in 'Bad Faith'

In an August 20 filing, attorneys for former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said the evidence will show that Trump administration officials abused the prepublication review system in an attempt to suppress his bestselling book 'The Room Where it Happened.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Duckworth Books buys debut 'rom-com with a twist'

Farrago, Duckworth's fiction imprint, has acquired Lee Farnsworth’s debut novel Odd Bird. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-19 02:58:12 UTC ]
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Trump won't leave office peacefully, his former lawyer Cohen claims in upcoming book

Michael Cohen's memoir about U.S. President Donald Trump will be released Sept. 8 by Skyhorse Publishing, which confirmed the news on Thursday. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2020-08-14 12:29:48 UTC ]
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Trump’s war on mail-in voting and the postal service

Yesterday, a pair of TV interviews crystallized just how the Trump administration is threatening the integrity of the election. On CNBC, Larry Kudlow, Trump’s top economic adviser, cast “voting rights” as part of a “liberal-left wish list,” adding, “That’s not our game.” On Fox Business, Trump... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review

[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-08-14 12:26:12 UTC ]
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Lily Cole launches Who Cares Wins podcast with PRH

Lily Cole is launching a podcast in association with Penguin Random House, with guests including Elon Musk, Patti Smith and Sir Paul McCartney. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-13 05:36:06 UTC ]
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Woodward's Next Trump Book Gets Title, Details Revealed

Simon & Schuster's dominance over the Trump exposé category is likely to be reaffirmed this September 15, when the publisher will release 'Rage,' the latest title by the Pulitzer Prize–winning 'Washington Post' reporter. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Woodward pens new Trump book Rage for S&S

Simon & Schuster is releasing Rage, a second book on Donald Trump by journalist Bob Woodward that includes material from letters between the President and North Korea dictator Kim Jong-un. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-12 13:54:39 UTC ]
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How Stephen Miller went from teen troll to Trump whisperer

Review of ‘Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and the White Nationalist Agenda’ by Jean Guerrero Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-07 12:00:30 UTC ]
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Self-Publishing Is a Gamble. Why Is Donald Trump Jr. Doing It?

His next book, “Liberal Privilege,” comes with an unusual distribution plan and no publishing house behind it, making it something of a curiosity in the industry. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2020-08-06 09:00:27 UTC ]
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NYC Child Care Plan Includes Using Libraries

The NYC plan to provide education to 1 million students in the fall includes creating 100,000 "learning lab" seats in libraries and other community spaces. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-08-05 10:33:00 UTC ]
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Taking Trump at his word

In September 2016, Salena Zito, who was then covering voters in The Heartland, wrote of the then-candidate Donald Trump, in a column for The Atlantic: “the press takes him literally, but not seriously; his supporters take him seriously, but not literally.” The phrase quickly slipped into... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review

[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-08-03 12:05:46 UTC ]
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