One or two historical biographies usually emerge during the fall season, as Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin did last year and John Adams by David McCullough did in 2001. So far this year, none have occupied that space, so some bookstores are depending on the paperback version of Team of Rivals, released on Sept. 26.
Still, Rosenthal said the fierce competition in the fall can be traced to the high level of store traffic that is irresistible to publishers. “It is Darwinian,” Rosenthal said. “Some books will live, and some books will die.”
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