To be released during the week of the Republican convention, Liberal Privilege will focus on Joe Biden and his record. Apparently Trump Jr. did have an offer from his Big Five publisher for his next book, but he decided to go it alone. The book’s cover was immediately ridiculed for having an obvious punctuation error, which we assume will be fixed prior to publication. Trump Jr.’s first book, Triggered, has sold nearly 300,000 copies according to BookScan.
Jane Friedman has spent her entire career working in the publishing industry, with a focus on business reporting and author education. Established in 2015, her newsletter The Bottom Line provides nuanced market intelligence to thousands of authors and industry professionals; in 2023, she was named Publishing Commentator of the Year by Digital Book World.
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