Beck Dorey-Stein, former White House stenographer

What We Know: In a seven-figure two-book deal, Spiegel & Grau acquired a proposal by a former White House stenographer, Beck Dorey-Stein. “From the Corner of the Oval” tells the story of how Dorey-Stein went from serving cocktails to working at the White House. There, she learned to navigate the political world while working through a series of misadventures in life and love. The book will be out in 2018.

Burning Question: This book has not been sold as a tell-all, but rather as an inside look at the relationships of staffers and at the White House as a workplace. But we anticipate a hilarious account, considering that the book was optioned for adaptation as a office comedy by Universal Pictures.

Pat Cunnane, senior writer and deputy director of messaging

What We Know: In another fish-out-of-water memoir, Cunnane describes how, at 22, he went from working at a warehouse to a position at the White House, where he served under President Obama in a number of capacities. In “West Winging It: An Unpresidential Memoir,” expected in June 2018, Cunnane offers a humorous reflection of his time at the White House.

Burning Question: How did he go from working at a warehouse to the White House?

James Clapper, former Director of National Intelligence

What We Know: In 2018, Viking will publish this memoir, which will trace Clapper’s career, including the six and a half years he worked under Obama. The book will also discuss his relationships with various presidents and Congress, the growing threat of cyberattacks, and the role Russia played in the presidential election.

Burning Question: Clapper promises to describe his efforts to make government intelligence more transparent. What will he reveal about the surveillance of American citizens?

2016 Presidential Election

Hillary Clinton, former presidential candidate and secretary of state

What We Know: In June, during BookExpo, the annual gathering of publishing professionals, Clinton called losing the 2016 presidential election a “painful experience.” She will reflect on her unsuccessful political campaign in a memoir to be released this September, reflecting on what was going through her mind during the debates and the challenges of being a woman trying to break through barriers, as well as her thoughts on the “wacky things that were said and done” over the course of the campaign. She also said she will discuss the role sexism played in her loss, saying it’s time to “put it in the bright light.”

Burning Question: What did she do on election night after she realized she had lost, and what was she thinking?

Corey Lewandowski, former Trump campaign aide

What We Know: Though no formal announcement has been made, in June it was reported that Lewandowski was closing in on a six-figure deal with Center Street, a conservative imprint of Hachette Book Group. The book was pitched as a joint project with another aide, David Bossie.

Burning Question: Why did Lewandowski continue to support Donald Trump even after he fired him?

Donna Brazile, political analyst and author

What We Know: It is fitting that Brazile’s book in progress is called “Hacks: The Inside Story of the Break-ins and Breakdowns that Put Donald Trump in the White House.” It was a leak of internal emails from the Democratic National Committee that forced Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the chairwoman at the time, to step down, and Brazile took her place as interim chairwoman. Her memoir, described by Hachette, the book’s publisher, as “equal parts campaign thriller, memoir and road map for the future,” will explore what went wrong in 2016 and also describe the infighting and scandal she discovered during her time leading the DNC. It will be released on Nov. 7, 2017.

Burning Question: Brazile became the target of criticism herself when a separate hack appeared to reveal her sharing a question with Hillary Clinton ahead of a debate with Bernie Sanders. She later admitted to the slip, and called it “a mistake I will forever regret” in an essay for Time. Will she elaborate on her indiscretion in the book?



Ivana Trump, President Trump’s ex-wife

What We Know: Though “Raising Trump,” out in September, is not directly related to the election or to politics, it is included in this roundup for Ivana Trump’s obvious proximity to the administration by way of her children: Ivanka, Donald Jr. and Eric. Her book will reflect on her experience raising them, as well as on the lessons she taught them.

Burning Question: What kind of father was President Trump? How does she feel about her children’s involvement in politics?