penguin random house, if it goes against them, penguin random house could appeal it. then, again, there is no way of knowing what would happen if they did that, you know, what the process would be from there. so, not much longer of a trial is expected. and again, at some point this fall, we will get a decision on that. hillel italie, covers books and publishing for the associated press. >> we really appreciate your time on about books. >> thank you. >> each tuesday, dozens of books are published and released. here's some recent one. senator tim scott's new memoir is entitled america a redemption story. it's about the south carolina republicans upbringing, political career. and the core messages about what the u.s. means to him. he is one of only 11 african americans to have ever served in the u.s. senate. former donald trump campaign chairman, paul manafort, who was pardoned by the former president in 2020, is out with his new book, political prisoner: persecuted, prosecuted, but not silenced. the party of lloyd green called mr. manafort's book, primarily an exercise

penguin random house if it goes against them, penguin random house could appeal it.e's no way of knowing what would happen if they did that. what the process would be from there. not much longer of a trial is expected. again, some point this fall we will get a decision on. >> my guest covers books and publishing for the associated press. each tuesday, dozens of books are published and released. here are some recent ones. senator tim scott's new memoir entitled america a redemption story. it's about his upbringing and political career. his core messages about what the u.s. means to him. he is one of only 11 african-americans to ever serve in the u.s. senate. paul manafort who was pardoned by the former president in 2020 is out with his new book political prisoner persecuted prosecuted but not silenced. the guardians lloyd green called mr. manafort's book primarily an exercise in score settling pointing an accusatory finger at federal prosecutors and lashing out at enemies. another new book in raising lazarus hope justice and the future of america's overdose crisis. th

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and i know that in my own business, penguin random house has more than half of our entire business. if they decide to get mad at me, which they may for having written this piece. no, i don't think so. then you know, that could be bad for me. that could be very bad for me. and you know, maybe they won't. and writers here on book tour anymore, you know, whatever, you know, i don't think they're going to selectively punish me that way. but it gives you an idea of what what they could do and a, i think that if it's if they're more publishers competing for books, then it's healthier for writers. i think it's they have a better chance of getting published period and be maybe i don't about the money but it you know it could be it's you know better monetarily a lot of the large publishers now have many imprint rates some of which publishers the same sorts of books and you know, minors standing is that while some of the people at the top of the corporation have have corporations, i should say, have said that that that they're not going to let their imprint that they will allow their imprints

and i know that in my own business, penguin random house has more than half of our entire business. if they decide to get mad at me, which they may for having written this piece. no, i don't think so. then you know, that could be bad for me. that could be very bad for me. and you know, maybe they won't. and writers here on book tour anymore, you know, whatever, you know, i don't think they're going to selectively punish me that way. but it gives you an idea of what what they could do and a, i think that if it's if they're more publishers competing for books, then it's healthier for writers. i think it's they have a better chance of getting published period and be maybe i don't about the money but it you know it could be it's you know better monetarily a lot of the large publishers now have many imprint rates some of which publishers the same sorts of books and you know, minors standing is that while some of the people at the top of the corporation have have corporations, i should say, have said that that that they're not going to let their imprint that they will allow their imprints

times" and is an author with an upcoming book with penguin random house. people not just numbers, they aren't things or objects to be shipped. you just spent a couple of months traveling with migrants in their journey to the u.s. tell us about them. what kinds of stories did you hear on your journey? >> really incredible stories and something to emphasize i think people are only realizing for the first time especially in the broader american public is that people are really coming from all over the world. the american public thinks in terms of political context, people coming from mexico or from central america. what we've been seeing is people coming from much further away so right now a significant number of people at the border, as you mentioned, from venezuela. it's not getting a lot of attention maybe because it is here in the western hemisphere. i met people from china, nepal, from ghana, nigeria, really from all over the world and a significant amount from south america, from venezuela, ecuador, peru. what you are seeing people coming from further a

your first hear about this book in january when i was reviewing the summer catalog with my penguin random house rep. and it seemed like an interesting topic. and when i saw that dr. seabrook was from usf, i thought well, i think that would be great. let's do an event. they were thrilled. they reached out to him and here we are now. i did not know that we would have so much activity in our state in the last few months between now and then. and i have to confess that i don't know much about gerrymandering, and i can honestly say i have never met an expert. does anyone else feel the

your first hear about this book in january when i was reviewing the summer catalog with my penguin random house rep. and it seemed like an interesting topic. and when i saw that dr. seabrook was from usf, i thought well, i think that would be great. let's do an event. they were thrilled. they reached out to him and here we are now. i did not

your first hear about this book in january when i was reviewing the summer catalog with my penguin random house rep. and it seemed like an interesting topic. and when i saw that dr. seabrook was from usf, i thought well, i think that would be great. let's do an event. they were thrilled. they reached out to him and here we are now. i did not know that we would have so much activity in our state in the last few months between now and then. and i have to confess that i don't know much about gerrymandering, and i can honestly say i have never met an expert. does anyone else feel the same? we are looking forward to a conversation that will enlighten and educate us. for those of you who have not had a chance to scan you on f's faculty page. please let me introduce dr. seabrook, a professor and interim chair, the department of political science and public administration at the university of north florida. his research examines the intersection of law and politics in the united states. with a particular focus on redistrict reform and election administration, he is the author of the book drawing the li