Thursday, November 12, 2009

Opinion

5 People Who Have Scored Barack Obama Book Deals

Two dozen books capitalizing on Obamania are in the works

Posted December 3, 2008

1. Ryan Lizza—The Washington correspondent for the New Yorker finalized an agreement in mid-November with Penguin Press to write a book about President-elect Barack Obama's first year in office. His second book deal, it is worth a sum in the midsix figures.

2. Richard WolffeNewsweek's senior White House correspondent signed a book deal in November with Crown Publishers. The book will be titled Renegade: The Education of Barack Obama and is scheduled for June 2009.

3. Dan Balz and Haynes Johnson—The untitled book will be a insider look at the presidential campaign from Johnson, a Pulitzer Prize winner, and Balz, a Washington Post reporter. It is scheduled for publication in the fall of 2009 by Penguin's Viking imprint.

4. John Heilemann and Mark Halperin—Heilemann, a political columnist for New York Magazine, and Halperin, senior political analyst at Time magazine, will write this behind-the-scenes story of the election. The book does not yet have a publication date.

5. Mandi Norwood—The former editor of Mademoiselle and Cosmopolitan UK will write a yet-untitled Michelle Obama style guide, to be published by Avon A, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. The guide is scheduled for publication in spring 2009 and will include design sketches and tips on how to get Obama's iconic style.

Sources: The New York Observer, Politico, Wall Street Journal, PR Log

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