Book tour overshadowed by looming prison sentence
The Associated Press reports today:
Conrad Black’s biography of ex-U.S. president Richard Nixon is set to be released in the United States in October, but the former media baron, who is awaiting sentencing after being found guilty of fraud, says a massive book tour is out of the question.
…Black, who’s free on $21-million US bond and will be sentenced on Nov. 30, said his July conviction of mail fraud and obstruction of justice in a multimillion-dollar fleecing of Hollinger International will complicate his book promotion.
…”As it is now, my geographic limitations are not conducive to a massive book tour,” the 62-year-old told weekend editions of the Chicago Tribune.
…Federal prosecutors have said in a written motion presented to the court that they calculate the potential sentence Black faces as 24 to 30 years in federal prison.
The book is called Richard M. Nixon: A Life in Full. It’s only $26.40 at Amazon. Find it here.
The book was released in Canada earlier this year under a different title.
In addition, Black’s 2003 biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt reportedly sold more than 40,000 copies in the U.S. and Canada. Find that one here.
Read the whole AP story at Editor & Publisher.