- I can’t turn on a news or even entertainment program without hearing about Scott McClellan’s new memoir What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception. The book is now #1 on Amazon’s bestsellers list.
- I often bemoan Oprah’s influence on the book industry. According to this blurb in USA Today, though, Oprah does not have the most bookselling power. Who does? Jon Stewart.
- Central and Eastern European mysteries are suddenly hot. USA Today gives Tom Rob Smith’s Child 44 a positive review today. The Spies of Warsaw, Alan Furst’s latest, comes out on Tuesday and is already an Amazon bestseller. Amazon also recommends Aleksandar Hemon’s The Lazarus Project. Hemon is originally from
- In semi-related news, The New York Times Sunday Book Review featured Misha Glenny’s McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld. Although the topic fascinates me, Peter Robb ultimately says the book “has great anecdotes but lacks structure and is fatally weakened by global overstretch.” Members of Goodreads can also read an exclusive interview with Glenny.
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Who knew "The Daily Show" was so influential?
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