DeSantis Signs Book Deal With News Corp Publisher

Playbook reports:

As he prepares for a potential presidential run in 2024, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has agreed to a lucrative book deal with HarperCollins, two people familiar with the matter tell Daniel Lippman. According to one publishing insider, DeSantis previously had a handshake deal with Simon and Schuster worth nearly $2 million, but backed out once he realized that the publisher shared a parent company with CBS News’ “60 Minutes,” which ran a controversial piece in spring 2021 sharply criticizing Florida’s vaccine rollout.

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SCOOP: FL Gov. Ron DeSantis has agreed to a lucrative book deal w/ HarperCollins, 2 sources told me. He backed out of a handshake deal worth nearly $2M w/ Simon and Schuster after he realized it had the same parent company as CBS News, which had run a very negative piece on him. pic.twitter.com/ggJR0xYRoE

— Daniel Lippman (@dlippman) February 17, 2022