More than a dozen books about Trump’s Washington are on the way from prominent journalists who signed lucrative deals, with a subgenre of five major books that are entirely or partly about Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
The big picture: One reason for the burst of books — money. Publishers are paying big advances, for some nearing or topping $1 million. “Trump has dominated everything else, so it only makes sense that that would include the publishing industry,” said Matt Latimer of Javelin, a literary agency that has handled James Comey, Cliff Sims and other hot names.