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Karine Jean-Pierre’s Book Lands with a Thud

June 5, 2025 at 9:29 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Publishers usually anticipate a surge in preorders following widespread press coverage of a book announcement, but the release of former Biden press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre’s book failed to generate any noticeable sales.

It currently ranks #1,728,594 in books on Amazon.

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