Author and journalist Michael Wolff has written three bestselling books about President Donald Trump that had been extensively coated by the most important information networks. He just lately launched his fourth e book All or Nothing: How Trump Recaptured America, which might additionally appear poised to generate a brand new spherical of headlines and media appearances.
However in a visitor op-ed piece by The Hollywood Reporter, Wolff claims that information networks—together with ABC Information, CBS Information, NBC Information, CNN, and MSNBC—haven’t promoted his e book. In his view, that’s because of a concern of retribution from the Trump administration.
“What was not anticipated is how shortly and simply the media has capitulated and groveled,” he writes. “Up to now, information organizations have met governmental threats and incursions with implacable resistance.”
TVNewser reached out to the assorted retailers talked about in Wolff’s op-ed for remark however none was obtained at press time.
Wolff’s first e book on Trump, 2018’s Hearth and Fury debuted at No. 1 on The New York Instances Greatest Vendor listing. The e book’s success led quite a few TV look alternatives, with its writer making the rounds on ABC Information, CBS Information, NBC Information, MSNBC, and CNN. Wolff additionally made promotional stops for his subsequent books, 2019’s Siege: Trump Underneath Hearth and 2021’s Landslide.
“The distinction this time is placing and horrifying,” Wolff writes of his relative lack of reports community appearances within the wake of All or Nothing’s launch.
In his op-ed, Wolff claims that All or Nothing landed at No. 9 on The New York Instances Bestseller’s listing. Nevertheless, Politico’s Daniel Lippman reported that solely 3,000 print copies had been bought throughout the title’s first week, citing knowledge from Circana E-book Scan.
SCOOP: Michael Wolff’s newest Trump tome, “All or Nothing,” bought solely 3,000 print copies in its first week on sale, solely a fraction that his different Trump books bought of their first weeks. “Hearth and Fury” bought 25K copies, “Siege” 17K and “Landslide” 24K. https://t.co/oyQD58Tmdc pic.twitter.com/Cy1bzQszbI
— Daniel Lippman (@dlippman) March 8, 2025
The evaluations for All or Nothing have additionally been lukewarm, with GoodReads scoring it at 3.76 out of 5.
Wolff’s critics have questioned the veracity of his earlier books. In a 2019 article, Vainness Honest famous: “The rollout of Hearth and Fury was clouded by the eye given to a lot of arguably small however not-insignificant factual errors.”
Responding to these critics that very same yr, Wolff instructed Michael Isikoff on Yahoo Information’ Skullduggery podcast: “Even when I used to be fallacious, I’m not going to confess it to you.”
