Tag: Laura Bush
Laura Bush Memoir Book Deal Illustrates Recession?
Today’s Daily Beast asserts that Laura Bush received less than Nancy Reagan and Betty Ford–and only one third the amount that the same publisher (Simon & Shuster) paid for Hillary Clinton’s memoir. They speculate that the recession may be to blame.
Poor Laura. She got a mere $1.6 million advance.
Or could it be that in the perilous [...]
Posted: November 8th, 2009 under Memoir in the News.
Tags: advance, Betty Ford, Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush, Nancy Reagan, recession, Simon and Shuster
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Laura Bush Will Bring Home the Memoir Bacon
Last week I felt sorry for George W. Bush, who, unlike his predecessor Bill Clinton, was not offered a $12 million advance for his memoirs. In fact, he was encouraged not to write them at all–yet.
Today The Huffington Post carries the high contrast story that Laura Bush is receiving potential publishers for her own memoirs [...]
Posted: November 11th, 2008 under Memoir in the News.
Tags: Abigail Adams, Laura Bush, memoirs
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