School, college and other closings for Monday

MPR News helps you turn down the noise and build shared understanding. Turn up your support for this public resource and keep trusted journalism accessible to all. 

Turn Up Your Support

Former FBI Director James Comey's first book will be published next spring and feature "yet-unheard anecdotes from his long and distinguished career," according to publisher Flatiron Books.

Comey was suddenly fired by President Trump in May, setting off a political firestorm over why it happened and whether the decision was linked to the FBI's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

 that Comey was holding discussions with editors and publishers and that the book was preparing to go to auction. The 

 added that "Mr. Comey was reluctant at first to entertain offers, but he later decided that he had something to say beyond a rehashing of his career highlights and low points, according to his agent."



Flatiron Books describes the work, which is not yet titled, as an exploration of "what good, ethical leadership looks like and how it drives sound decisions." It says it will draw on Comey's experience as FBI director, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and the U.S. deputy attorney general during the George W. Bush administration.

The book will use "examples from some of the highest-stakes situations in the past two decades of American government," according to the publisher.

"Throughout his career, James Comey has had to face one difficult decision after another as he has served the leaders of our country," Flatiron Books publisher Bob Miller said. He promised the book will be an "unprecedented entry into the corridors of power, and a remarkable lesson in leadership itself."


Hillary Clinton has said she believes the letter Comey sent days before the election cost her the presidency. 

, he was notifying Congress that the FBI was reopening the investigation about Clinton's handling of classified information.
It's worth noting that there are limits to what Comey can say in this book. As the 

 reports, "Mr. Comey's book will go through the standard legal and governmental vetting to ensure that nothing classified is disclosed."
However, the newspaper also pointed out that Comey is "known to be an assiduous note-taker." That was evident 

 to the Senate Intelligence Committee, in which he references his habit of writing detailed memos after interacting with Trump.
Also evident in that document: It could have been a dry statement to a government committee, yet it demonstrated a sense of storytelling and an eye for detail.  Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

Arts and Culture

The Thread® - Books and Literary News

Politics and Government News

The first book by former FBI director James Comey's is expected next spring, and is will include "yet-unheard anecdotes from his long and distinguished career," according to publisher Flatiron Books.

James Comey has a book deal

Go Deeper.

Like this?

News you can use in your inbox