Book publishing takes a turn right

The Hill ^ | 7/9/03 | Open Secrets

[Jean S]

Publishers Weekly has already declared 2003 “a banner year” for conservative books. But after the upcoming fall season, they may have to revise the hype.

Liberals, who think there are already too many books by conservative writers on the bestseller lists, should brace themselves for what’s coming.

Suddenly, conservative authors are mainstream. Crown Books and Penguin Putnam have started their own conservative imprints, while Warner Books plans to aggressively market new books by writers with proven anti-liberal credentials, including Bernard Goldberg’s Arrogance: Rescuing America from the Media Elite, coming in November.

The trend started more than a decade ago with Alan Bloom’s long-running bestseller The Closing of the American Mind, published by Free Press, one of the first New York publishers to go after conservative titles. Now that they all are, some traditional conservative publishers, like Washington’s Regnery Publishing, are starting to feel the heat.

But Regnery isn’t backing down. “We know the market better than New York and we work harder to publicize our books,” said Marji Ross, president of Regnery.

And this fall Regnery is going back to the man who helped put it on the map: former President Bill Clinton. In October, look for Legacy: Paying the Price for the Clinton Years, by Rich Lowry, editor of National Review.

[NativeNewYorker]

Every bookstore I see has ThatWoman front, center and piled high, with Coulter's Treason squirelled away in some corner.

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[Van Jenerette]

...good reading! For class...

[afuturegovernor]

With this, Fox News, and talk radio I'm starting to feel that the liberal monopoly is starting to crack.

[jpl]

I didn't know that Bernard Goldberg is coming out with another book, I already can't wait to read it. As a reasonable liberal with his inside credentials and knowledge of the business, he has credibility on the subject of the media that can't be questioned.

[Bahbah]

"In October, look for Legacy: Paying the Price for the Clinton Years, by Rich Lowry, editor of National Review."

Mr. Lowry, I can hardly wait.

[ClearCase_guy]

Every bookstore I see has ThatWoman front, center and piled high, with Coulter's Treason squirelled away in some corner.

Oddly enough, the displays of Hillary's books are usually full, and perfectly arranged (why, you could say "untouched"). But Ann's displays (if there are any) are usually half empty, with someone standing there paging through the book (smiling).

But ... I'm sure Hillary deserves to be #1 on the NYT bestseller list.

[tophat9000]

Every bookstore I see has ThatWoman front, center and piled high, with Coulter's Treason squirreled away in some corner.

True... and they have the right to do it ..and they have the right to loose sales an go out of business ...and that fair...the free market is the truest vote

Now if the positions were reverse the left would demand the government do something with force of law

[fightinJAG]

Good point, tophat.

[Lee'sGhost]

OK, anybody know of a conservative AGENT that might be willing to take on a very good historical fiction/love story?

Please. Anybody?

Everyone who reads it loves it -- except lit agents. Seems they aren't crazy about a strong male main character, especially when written by a white guy.