Joe Biden in the White House does not mean Donald Trump titles will vanish from bookstore shelves
Catching up with PW's Andrew Albanese
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The election of Joseph Biden as the 46th president of the United States will trigger a chain reaction of change across the American political landscape.
Changes will also reach deep into the publishing industry, notes Andrew Albanese, Publishers Weekly senior writer. He expects a sharp contrast between the Biden Administration’s relationship with the news media and the Trump White House
Over the last four years, Albanese says, “we’ve seen President Trump sue authors and look block publications” in an effort to silence critics and prevent news leaks.
“We are not likely to see a slowing down of sales of political books or Trump-related books, however. In fact, the industry is bracing for a flood of tell-all books Trump administration officials leave office.
“Journalists and historians will also be reporting and writing about this administration for years to come,” Albanese tells CCC’s Chris Kenneally.
“Penguin Press has acquired New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman’s book about Donald Trump—and wow, what a cathartic act writing that book will be for Haberman, who has been the newspaper’s lead reporter covering both of Trump’s political campaigns, and his presidential administration.”
Every Friday, CCC’s “Beyond the Book” speaks with the editors and reporters of “Publishers Weekly” for an early look at the news that publishers, editors, authors, agents and librarians will be talking about when they return to work on Monday.
