The Donald Trump Book Bubble Is Back

Labor Battle in Detroit • Romney’s Final Act • Democracy on Life Support [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( The Donald Trump Book Bubble Is Back Good Friday morning! If you thought there were already enough books about Donald Trump, think again. With the 2024 election nearing, the president’s book bubble has come roaring back to life. But this time, as Charlotte Klein [reports](, the formula is going to be a whole lot different. “I think there’s just less of an appetite for zany Trump moments,” says one literary agent. “The books that are really going to work are the ones talking about larger questions—about the moment we’re in.” Zooming out from publishing, Chris Smith [breaks down]( the political dynamics of United Auto Workers’ labor dispute with General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis. Plus, Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt join Brian Stelter on the [latest episode]( of Inside the Hive to discuss how we can bring democracy back from the brink. Thanks for reading! [The Donald Trump Book Bubble Is Back]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [Four indictments and 2024 front-runner status have returned Trump to the headlines—and journalists’ book proposals. The successful ones will have to take on “larger questions,” says one literary agent. “There’s just less of an appetite for zany Trump moments.”]( [Read more button](   [Joe Biden’s “Pro-Union” Promise Is Being Fiercely Tested in Detroit]( By [Chris Smith]( [Donald Trump is trying to use the United Auto Workers’ standoff to pry away working-class voters, but Michigan representative Elissa Slotkin tells VF “there is only one party” truly on labor’s side.]( [Read more button](   [Republicans Are Putting Democracy on Life Support]( By [Brian Stelter]( [The authors of How Democracies Die are back with a new book that tackles the threat of minority rule—and how our political institutions can be reformed.]( [Read more button](   [Mitt Romney, Not Seeking Reelection, Unloads on Josh Hawley, J.D. Vance, and Ted Cruz]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [In a forthcoming book by McKay Coppins, the outgoing senator pillories Vance’s convenient 180 on Trump: “I don’t know that I can disrespect someone more.”]( [Read more button](   [Joe Biden Brushes Off Kevin McCarthy’s Impeachment Stunt: “I’ve Got a Job to Do”]( By [Eric Lutz]( [The president accused Republicans of attempting to “shut down the government” with their evidence-free inquiry. His party, meanwhile, is planning on wielding it to their own advantage.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2023 Condé Nast