“Everything that goes into the Trump presidency was kind of a rip-off of original Tea Party stuff, packaged with a little bit more glitz and matching hats.”

— Rachel Blum, author of How the Tea Party Captured the GOP, quoted by Mischiefs of Faction, on how the Tea Party set the table for Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential run.

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How the Tea Party Captured the GOP: Insurgent Factions in American Politics

• Blum, Rachel M. (Author)
• English (Publication Language)
• 178 Pages - 09/30/2020 (Publication Date) - University of Chicago Press (Publisher)

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“Thanks for making The Tyranny of Big Tech a best seller all week on Amazon!”

— Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), on Twitter, apparently not understanding the irony of who is selling his new book.

Out this summer: Hatchet Man: How Bill Barr Broke the Prosecutor’s Code and Corrupted the Justice Department by Elie Honig.

“Honig uses his own experience as a prosecutor at DOJ to show how, as America’s top law enforcement official, Barr repeatedly violated the Department’s written rules, and those vital, unwritten norms and principles that comprise the ‘prosecutor’s code.'”

Hatchet Man: How Bill Barr Broke the Prosecutor's Code and Corrupted the Justice Department

• Amazon Kindle Edition
• Honig, Elie (Author)
• English (Publication Language)
• 288 Pages - 07/06/2021 (Publication Date) - Harper (Publisher)

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Out this week: Persist by Elizabeth Warren.

CNN: “Throughout her memoir – the third book Warren has written as a politician – she reflects on the role her gender played in her presidential campaign.”

“While she never directly blames sexism for losing the nomination, it’s a theme that comes up again and again in anecdotes of her life that are intertwined with decisions she’s made or views she has on issues.”

Persist

• Amazon Kindle Edition
• Warren, Elizabeth (Author)
• English (Publication Language)
• 310 Pages - 05/04/2021 (Publication Date) - Metropolitan Books (Publisher)

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New York Times: “Many publishers and editors have said privately that they would be reluctant to acquire a book by Mr. Trump because of the outcry that would ensue and the potential legal exposure they would face if Mr. Trump used a memoir to promote the false view that he won the 2020 election.”

“But the reticence extends beyond Mr. Trump himself, and several publishers acknowledge that there are certain ideological lines that they won’t cross. Some said they wouldn’t acquire books by politicians or pundits who questioned the results of the presidential election. Another bright line is working with people who promoted the false narratives or conspiracy theories that Mr. Trump espoused. Certain literary agents representing Trump officials have adjusted their sales tactics. A few are avoiding large auctions in hopes of staving off a backlash until after a contract is signed.”

Matthew Green reviews Former Speaker John Boehner’s new book On the House:

“This disdain for power, odd for someone who served in the third highest post in American government, may explain some of the more damaging errors Boehner made as Speaker. For instance, early in his speakership Boehner decided to eliminate earmarks in spending bills in the name of reducing corruption. This proved costly, as it robbed him of a valuable means of influencing his fellow partisans to stay loyal on difficult votes.”

Coming this fall from Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA): Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could.

Politico says Schiff puts the blame squarely on the Republican party and got this statement: “For all his cynicism and shrewdness, Trump could not have come so close to succeeding if his party had stood up to him, if good people hadn’t been silent, or worse, allowed themselves to become complicit.”

Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could

• Amazon Kindle Edition
• Schiff, Adam (Author)
• English (Publication Language)
• 10/26/2021 (Publication Date) - Random House (Publisher)

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Coming soon: While Justice Sleeps: A Novel by Stacey Abrams.

The Wall Street Journal interviews Abrams and says the book “is about a Supreme Court Justice who uncovers a deadly conspiracy involving the president of the United States, before slipping into a coma.”

While Justice Sleeps: A Novel

• Amazon Kindle Edition
• Abrams, Stacey (Author)
• English (Publication Language)
• 370 Pages - 05/11/2021 (Publication Date) - Doubleday (Publisher)

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“An employee petition at Simon & Schuster demanding that the company stop publishing authors associated with the Trump administration collected 216 internal signatures and several thousand outside supporters, including well-known Black writers,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

The letter asks the publisher not to treat “the Trump administration as a ‘normal’ chapter in American history.”

Coming soon: The Premonition: A Pandemic Story by Michael Lewis.

“For those who could read between the lines, the censored news out of China was terrifying. But the president insisted there was nothing to worry about.”

The Premonition: A Pandemic Story

• Amazon Kindle Edition
• Lewis, Michael (Author)
• English (Publication Language)
• 319 Pages - 05/04/2021 (Publication Date) - W. W. Norton & Company (Publisher)

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Politico: “Bill Barr recently sold a book about his time at the Justice Department, according to three people familiar with the deal. This will be Barr’s first book and he started writing it within the last two months.”

“Some other former Trump officials have had a tougher time trying to get decent enough book advances as they try to get published.”

Coming soon: This Country: My Life in Politics and History by Chris Matthews.

A sweeping memoir of American politics and history from Chris Matthews.

This Country: My Life in Politics and History

• Amazon Kindle Edition
• Matthews, Chris (Author)
• English (Publication Language)
• 346 Pages - 06/01/2021 (Publication Date) - Simon & Schuster (Publisher)

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Washington Post: “Rep. Dan Crenshaw’s memoir and social critique, Fortitude: American Resilience in the Era of Outrage, soared to the top of the bestseller lists when it was published last year. The book helped raise the former Navy SEAL’s profile and burnished his credentials as a rising star among freshman congressmen.”

“As it happens, Crenshaw and his publisher, Hachette Book Group, got a little help from the Texas Republican’s friends. The National Republican Congressional Committee, which works to elect GOP candidates to Congress, spent nearly $400,000 on bulk purchases of the book. The organization acquired 25,500 copies through two online booksellers, enough to fuel ‘Fortitude’s’ ascent up the bestseller lists. The NRCC said it gave away copies as incentives to donors, raising $1.5 million in the process.”

“The NRCC wasn’t the only outfit providing a big-bucks boost to conservative authors. Four party-affiliated organizations, including the Republican National Committee, collectively spent more than $1 million during the past election cycle mass-purchasing books written by GOP candidates, elected officials and personalities.”

Hunter Biden’s memoir is a flop after one week, selling just 10,000 copies in its first week, according to Showbiz 411.