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Announced a few days ago. The deal is only for 10 million, which is a far cry from the 60 million deal the Obamas got.
Talmudge Boston (a presidential historian) is crucifying the forthcoming book (and Biden and Hunter) on C-SPAN and slyly wondering who will write it in view of Biden's mental decline.
Personally, I don't think an apparent mental decline in public is indicative of an inability to write down coherent thoughts. So, I still look forward to reading the book. I hope he gets to finish it before possibly succumbing to prostate cancer. I wonder what deal Trump will get? But I do know I won't be reading it.
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thehill.com - Joe biden memoir caaThe publisher of former President Biden’s forthcoming memoir reportedly paid around a $10 million advance for the book.
Hachette Book Group paid the roughly $10 million figure to Biden for the book to be published by its Little, Brown & Co., The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
Creative Artists Agency, which represents Biden, declined ITK’s requests for comment, while the publisher did not immediately respond.
Other presidential memoirs have also meant big pay days for former first families.
In 2017, a bidding war for the global rights to two books from former President Obama and Michelle Obama reportedly topped $60 million.
Former President Clinton received a $15 million advance for his 2004 autobiography “My Life,” according to multiple reports.
Biden said earlier this month he had been “working like hell” to write a memoir documenting his presidency. 