Megyn Kelly, Bernie Sanders hit Paste BN's books list
Here’s a look at what’s new on Paste BN’s Best-Selling Books list…
In the wake of the presidential election, two new politically themed books have emerged as winners.
Readers cast their votes for Settle for More by Megyn Kelly of Fox News (Harper) and Our Revolution by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (Thomas Dunne Books), both released on Nov. 15.
Kelly’s memoir lands this week at No. 5, while Sanders’ book, subtitled A Future to Believe In, makes its debut at No. 12. Both authors have made major media and bookstore appearances to promote their books. (The full best-seller list will be published on Thursday.)
Kelly became part of the news cycle during what she calls her “Year of Trump,” beginning with the first Republican presidential debate in 2015 and Donald Trump’s “blood coming out of her wherever" comments.
In an interview with Paste BN’s Rick Hampson the day before her book was published, Kelly said that “Trump and I are in a better place now,” since she met with the then-candidate in April in Trump Tower. But during the months Trump feuded with her over social media, Kelly says she received death threats and was afraid for her family’s safety and her reputation as a journalist.
In her book, she also says she was sexually harassed by former Fox News chief Roger Ailes.
Kelly’s book had an announced first printing of 2 million copies.
Sanders, who lost the Democratic presidential nomination to Hillary Clinton, obviously still has lots of fans who are feeling the Bern and buying his book, in which he recounts his months on the campaign trail and continues to lay out his vision for a “political revolution” against Wall Street and the "1 percent."
In a Q&A with Paste BN’s Susan Page, the senator spoke of the need for “profound change” and explained what readers would find in Our Revolution:
“What this book is about — and I know people are going to say, ‘Oh my God, Bernie talks about the economy, talks about health care, talks about immigration, talks about criminal justice, talks about all these things, how boring can it be?’ I know it will be criticized. Boring. It’s wonky. But I think we got to begin talking about real issues.”