Obama Books

What Makes A Photo Book A Bestseller?

Photo District News | Conor Risch | Posted 11.18.2009 | Books


For photographers with projects that have commercial potential, book publishing can be lucrative. Just ask Andrew Zuckerman about his books "Wisdom" o...

The Writer-in-Chief

Steve Ross | Posted 11.03.2009 | Books


Steve Ross

Dreams from My Father had received a few impressive blurbs and favorable reviews, but had sold only a few thousand copies, so had been out of print for years.

Obama Vacation: The President's Martha's Vineyard Reading List

Huffington Post | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics


In addition to golf, tennis and family time, Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton has indicated that Obama will be covering a fair amount of literary te...

A VIP Seat to History: Photographer David Hume Kennerly

Eileen McMenamin | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics


Eileen McMenamin

If journalism is a front row seat to history, photographer David Hume Kennerly has been sitting in the VIP section.

Obama's Books Crush McCain's In Terms Of Royalties

Washington Post | Dan Eggen | Posted 07.13.2009 | Media


Barack Obama not only beat John McCain at the ballot box last year, he also crushed him in the bookstores....

Obama Signs Book Deal For Post-Presidency Book

AP | SHARON THEIMER | Posted 04.19.2009 | Media


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, a best-selling author who received royalties of $2.5 million last year, will get hundreds of thousands more...

Sam Stein

Obama Economic Bubble: Inauguration Sparks Sales

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics


Walking around the nation's capital these past few days, one gets the sense that Barack Obama is single-handedly keeping the economy afloat. He's not ...

Priest Removes Obama Books From School

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics


KMBC in Kansas City reports that on a reverend in Blue Springs, Missouri who removed books related to President-elect Barack Obama from the Catholic s...

David Remnick Writing Obama Book

Politico | Michael Calderone | Posted 01.15.2009 | Media


New Yorker editor David Remnick has recently begun writing a book focusing on Barack Obama, race and politics in America. Remnick confirmed to Politi...

Publishers Bet Big On Obama

Politico | DAVID PAUL KUHN | Posted 12.31.2008 | Media


he publishing industry is betting on Barack Obama like no president in decades. Since Election Day alone, more than half a dozen book deals have been ...

Is Obama The New Oprah For Books?

New York Times | Motoko Rich | Posted 12.19.2008 | Media


When President-elect Barack Obama appeared on "60 Minutes" on CBS on Sunday in his first interview since winning the election, he mentioned having rea...

Publishers Racing To Deliver Election Books

Wall Street Journal | JEFFREY A. TRACHTENBERG | Posted 12.07.2008 | Media


Now that President-elect Barack Obama has won the election, the race is already under way among book publishers to examine the historic campaign. Pol...

Anti-Obama Book Tops NYT Bestseller List

AP | Posted 09.12.2008 | Politics


NEW YORK — Whether they like him or oppose him, readers want to hear more about Barack Obama. "The Obama Nation," an anti-Obama book written by...