Total Pageviews

Friday, February 22, 2019

The Writer's Life 2/22 - Bookends

In his media column in today's NY Post, Keith J. Kelly cites the boon the president has been to the publishing industry. Anti-Trump books are outselling pro, of course. Here's are the numbers of hardcover sales:
James Comey’s A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership reached #1, 238,000.
Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House is the reigning champ, 1.02 million.
Bob Woodward’s Fear: Trump in the White House, 982,000.
Gregg Jarrett’s The Russia Hoax: The Illicit Scheme to Clear Hillary Clinton and Frame Donald Trump, 982,000.
Jeanine Pirro’s Liars, Leakers, and Liberals: The Case Against the Anti-Trump Conspiracy, 238,000.
Omarosa Manigauld Newman’s Unhinged: An Insiders Account of the Trump White House, soared to No. 1, then slumped severely, 88,000.
Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski’s Trump’s Enemies: How the Deep State is Undermining the Presidency, 62,000.
Andrew McCabe' soon to be released The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump is expected to bring in big bucks. It certainly hasn't lacked advanced publicity. He may need funds if he is charged with the lies he is accused of having told to congress.

Here's an SUV owned by a very lucky guy driving in Queens under the 7-train's el:


And here's a pic from the Arctic Circle city of Severomorsk, Russia:

.
And here's another reason it's called climate change and not global warming anymore - snow in L.A.:


On my own book front, it wasn't big bucks but a solid session. I was going to close shop about an hour early due to the cold and lack of sunshine, but three customers came late and doubled what would have been my take. Author/professor of Criminology at John Jay College Barry Spunt was in the news a couple of months ago, among several colleagues accused of sexual harassment. Today he bought Soldier of Fortune: Guide to How to Disappear and Never Be Found by Barry Davies. We were both laughing. He said he'd stay in touch. My thanks, sir, and also to the gentleman who selected The Borzoi Handbook for Writers by Frederick Crews and Sandra Schor, and to the sweet elderly woman who purchased a novel in Russian; and to Stu and Janet, who chose two Debbie Macomber romances for his mom; and to the young woman about to begin law school, who bought a Business Law text book, Lawless  by John Jakes, and a guide to relaxation, which she may need when the paper chase gets intense; and to the man I refer to inwardly as Glove, who has an artificial hand, who purchased the beautifully illustrated The Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu. As he was leaving, he said: "Dosvedanya." Till we meet again, sir.

No comments:

Post a Comment