Alex Thompson Says His Past Deal for a Biden Book Died Because He Refused Simon & Schuster’s Request to Call the Book ‘Soul Man’ or ‘Shadow Boxer’ Instead of ‘Haunted’

Kelly Alex we understand ░░░░░░░░ you originally had drafted ░░░░░░░░ book along these lines ░░░░░░░░ then the deal fell ░░░░░░░░ So how did it ░░░░░░░░ revived When did publishers ░░░░░░░░ interested in what you ░░░░░░░░ trying to tell Thompson ░░░░░░░░ my book project actually ░░░░░░░░ different I mean it ░░░░░░░░ a Biden book but ░░░░░░░░ was with Simon Schuster ░░░░░░░░ signed the deal in ░░░░░░░░ of 2021 and it ░░░░░░░░ supposed to come out ░░░░░░░░ the election And you ░░░░░░░░ maybe there was there ░░░░░░░░ maybe going to be ░░░░░░░░ age stuff but it ░░░░░░░░ much more about the ░░░░░░░░ dynamics and how they ░░░░░░░░ the president and the ░░░░░░░░ Ultimately the book deal ░░░░░░░░ fall apart Simon Schuster ░░░░░░░░ the book in October ░░░░░░░░ 2023 There are a ░░░░░░░░ reasons for that One ░░░░░░░░ I was running behind ░░░░░░░░ Biden books were not ░░░░░░░░ well And third you ░░░░░░░░ there was a honestly ░░░░░░░░ a difference of what ░░░░░░░░ of book we were ░░░░░░░░ wanted And that was ░░░░░░░░ manifest in sort of ░░░░░░░░ debate or you know ░░░░░░░░ over the title of ░░░░░░░░ book And I wanted ░░░░░░░░ call the book Haunted ░░░░░░░░ the thesis of the ░░░░░░░░ was he s haunted ░░░░░░░░ his son Beau he ░░░░░░░░ haunted by the Hunter ░░░░░░░░ by the Obama comparisons ░░░░░░░░ the idea that Trump ░░░░░░░░ win again And they ░░░░░░░░ to call the book ░░░░░░░░ Man or Shadow Boxer ░░░░░░░░ I said I said ░░░░░░░░ And so Kelly Good ░░░░░░░░ hill to die on ░░░░░░░░ Thompson Just well it ░░░░░░░░ it was an expensive ░░░░░░░░ was an expensive hill ░░░░░░░░ die on So I ░░░░░░░░ them I returned the ░░░░░░░░ And then you know ░░░░░░░░ obviously had some Biden ░░░░░░░░ and it was interested ░░░░░░░░ trying to revive some ░░░░░░░░ of project on Biden ░░░░░░░░ I d covered him ░░░░░░░░ so long And it ░░░░░░░░ really the book was ░░░░░░░░ s idea about making ░░░░░░░░ focused on this one ░░░░░░░░ of the Biden presidency ░░░░░░░░ Yeah this is the ░░░░░░░░