{"id":2094376,"date":"2023-11-08T18:01:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T23:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jake-tapper-got-all-his-celebrity-friends-to-plug-his-new-book-it-still-flopped\/"},"modified":"2023-11-08T18:06:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T23:06:12","slug":"jake-tapper-got-all-his-celebrity-friends-to-plug-his-new-book-it-still-flopped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jake-tapper-got-all-his-celebrity-friends-to-plug-his-new-book-it-still-flopped\/","title":{"rendered":"Jake Tapper Got All His Celebrity Friends To Plug His New Book. It Still Flopped."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjake-tapper-got-all-his-celebrity-friends-to-plug-his-new-book-it-still-flopped%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2094376&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>A Thriller with\u2062 Overwrought Prose and Wildly \u200bImprobable Plot Developments<\/h2>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What happened<\/strong>: CNN host \u2064Jake Tapper managed to \u2062convince \u2064(or maybe begged?) \u2062numerous liberal celebrities and journalist colleagues \u200bto publicly endorse\u2064 his latest \u2063book, <em>All the Demons Are Here: \u200dA Thriller<\/em>, which was released this summer.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The list of\u2063 celebrity endorsements\u200b for Tapper&#8217;s book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CuspEYArTV4\/?hl=en&#038;via=newsletter&#038;source=sourcematerial&#038;utm_source=Sailthru&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_campaign=230717-Confider&#038;utm_term=Confider&#038;user_emailA=37cd5b6dc838d7f907d106d0df901ae9&#038;user_emailB=4bc0cb47ba6d7bff0718998739712722c458d183512e8a8ef92f2b46eff61f7f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">includes<\/a> Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jimmy Kimmel, Jake Gyllenhaal,\u200d Seth Meyers,\u200c Paul Rudd, Adam Scott, \u200cBen Stiller, Judd Apatow, Whoopi Goldberg, Conan O&#8217;Brien, Christian\u2064 Slater,\u200c Elizabeth Banks, and &#8220;Weird\u2062 Al&#8221; Yankovic, among others. Kimmel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jimmykimmel\/status\/1669488920336433155?via=newsletter&#038;source=sourcematerial&#038;utm_source=Sailthru&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_campaign=230717-Confider&#038;utm_term=Confider&#038;user_emailA=37cd5b6dc838d7f907d106d0df901ae9&#038;user_emailB=4bc0cb47ba6d7bff0718998739712722c458d183512e8a8ef92f2b46eff61f7f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">urged<\/a> his 11.4 \u200dmillion \u2064followers to buy a copy &#8220;for \u200cyourself or to \u200dsend a copy to Trump in \u2064jail.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Almost all of \u200cTapper&#8217;s CNN\u200d colleagues\u2063 who regularly appear\u2064 on television also endorsed the book on social\u200d media. They \u2064were joined by\u200b several journalists from rival networks, including former Clinton spokesman <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/abc-news-anchor-george-stephanopoulos-donated-50000-to-clinton-foundation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George Stephanopoulos<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What happened next<\/strong>: Despite the\u2064 endorsements,\u200c the book didn&#8217;t perform\u200d well. <em>All the Demons Are \u2062Here<\/em> has only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/confider-86-judge-jeanine-fails-up-wapo-reveals-new-boss-daily-mail-gets-served\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sold<\/a> 13,196 copies\u2063 since \u200cits release on July 11, according to the <em>Daily Beast<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Crucial context<\/strong>: \u2063That&#8217;s a disappointing result. To put \u200dit\u2063 into perspective, Fox News\u2064 host Bret Baier&#8217;s latest \u200cbook,\u2064 <em>To \u200cRescue the Constitution: George Washington\u200d and\u2062 the Fragile American Experiment<\/em>, sold more copies in just one week after its release last month.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tapper&#8217;s book \u2063sales\u2063 were even overshadowed\u2063 by his own daughter, Alice Paul Tapper, who published a children&#8217;s book in 2019 at the\u200c age\u200b of 11. <em>Raise Your Hand<\/em>, partly inspired by her \u200dtime in the Girl Scouts, \u200cdebuted at number\u2063 two\u200c on the <em>New York Times<\/em> bestseller <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/04\/05\/books\/review\/raise-your-hand-alice-paul-tapper-best-seller.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">list<\/a> \u200d for picture \u2063books.<\/li>\n<li>The elder Tapper&#8217;s thriller was \u200bpromoted as &#8220;an \u2063absolute page-turner&#8221; that takes\u2064 readers to the \u200c1970s underground world of cults, celebrities, tabloid journalism, serial killers, disco, and UFOs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What they&#8217;re saying<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Kirkus Reviews<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/jake-tapper\/all-the-demons-are-here\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">described<\/a> <em>All the Demons\u2062 Are\u200c Here<\/em> \u2063 as &#8220;a quasi-mystery in search\u200d of authenticity.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><em>Publisher&#8217;s Weekly<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publishersweekly.com\/9780316424387\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">complained<\/a> about the author&#8217;s &#8220;overwrought prose&#8221; that exacerbated\u200c &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jake-tapper-got-all-his-celebrity-friends-to-plug-his-new-book-it-still-flopped\/\" title=\"Jake Tapper Got All His Celebrity Friends To Plug His New Book. It Still Flopped.\">wildly improbable \u200bplot \u200ddevelopments<\/a>.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>One \u2064Kindle customer \u2063on Amazon expressed disappointment, saying, &#8220;I wanted to love it&#8230; But it was painful. So I doubt I&#8217;ll read\u2063 another. Sorry\u2064 dude\u2026\u2063 I really \u2063really like you.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Another \u2062Amazon \u200bcustomer, &#8220;Family Nurse,&#8221; who is a fan of Tapper&#8217;s work\u2064 on CNN, \u200dfound\u2062 the story\u200b and characters uninteresting, wondering if the author rushed to finish the\u200d project.<\/li>\n<li>Amazon customer Dr. Gabriel I. Penagaricano, also unimpressed, stated that the story \u2063was too \u200bfarfetched to be interesting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Bottom line<\/strong>: CNN and\u200c everyone associated \u200cwith the network \u200bare experiencing \u200ba major failure <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/cnns-ratings-hit-rock-bottom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in\u200d terms\u200c of \u2064ratings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Despite \u2064selling over 40,000 \u200bcopies in its first week, what factors contributed to the disappointing sales of Brad \u200dThor&#8217;s &#8220;Black\u2062 Ice&#8221; in the political thriller genre?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Wed by another new release \u200din the political thriller genre, Brad Thor&#8217;s <em>Black Ice<\/em>, which sold more than 40,000 copies in its first week alone.<\/li>\n<li>The disappointing sales\u200b of Tapper&#8217;s book can partly be attributed to \u2063the mixed reviews it has received. Many readers and critics have criticized the book for its overwrought prose and wildly improbable\u2062 plot \u2063developments.<\/li>\n<li>Tapper&#8217;s attempt to blend his expertise in\u200c politics and journalism with the thriller genre seems to have fallen flat. The book, which revolves around\u2063 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-want-you-back-restores-sanity-romance-to-rom-coms\/\" title=\"\u201cI Want You Back\u201d Restores Sanity, Romance to Rom-Coms\">plot involving<\/a> a journalist investigating corruption at the highest levels of government, fails to\u2064 deliver the gripping suspense and\u200b believability \u200cthat readers expect from a thriller.<\/li>\n<li>One reviewer described\u2062 Tapper&#8217;s writing style as\u2062 &#8220;clunky and heavy-handed,&#8221; with excessive use of clich\u00e9s and awkward dialogue. The plot, according to multiple reviews, becomes increasingly convoluted and relies on too many coincidences \u2062and implausible \u200dtwists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What this means for Tapper<\/strong>: The underwhelming\u2062 performance\u200b of <em>All the Demons Are Here<\/em> \u2063 raises questions about Tapper&#8217;s\u2062 foray into fiction-writing and his ability to captivate readers outside \u2063of his usual news reporting. While \u2063he may have convinced his celebrity and journalist colleagues to endorse his book, it \u2062ultimately failed to resonate with the wider audience.<\/p>\n<p>Tapper&#8217;s reputation as a \u200drespected journalist and\u200d television anchor on CNN doesn&#8217;t seem to have translated into success in the literary world. The writing and storytelling \u200dskills required for \u2064fiction may have proved to be \u2063a challenge for Tapper, highlighting the complexities of switching genres and succeeding in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-official-joe-rogan-beat-cancel-culture-in-2022\/\" title=\"It\u2019s Official: Joe Rogan Beat Cancel Culture In 2022\">highly competitive market<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be\u200d seen whether Tapper will\u2064 make another attempt at writing fiction or if he will stick \u200bto his strengths as a political commentator and journalist. Regardless, the\u200b lukewarm response\u200c to his debut novel serves as a reminder that not all successful broadcasters can \u200cseamlessly transition into \u200cthe realm\u200d of fiction-writing.<\/p>\n<p>As for readers who are seeking a gripping thriller with compelling prose and believable plot developments, they may want \u2063to\u200d look elsewhere and explore the works of established authors in the genre. With the abundance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-three-reasons-todays-tv-shows-and-movies-suck\/\" title=\"Nolte: Three Reasons Today's TV Shows and Movies Suck\">talented writers<\/a> in the thriller genre, there is no shortage of thrilling and well-crafted novels to satisfy their \u200bcravings for suspense and excitement.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the disappointment surrounding <em>All the Demons Are Here<\/em> serves as a cautionary tale for authors who attempt to cross genres and for readers who expect a certain level of quality from their favorite broadcasters-turned-writers. It \u2063reminds us that\u2062 expertise in one field does not guarantee success in another, and that literary acclaim requires its own set\u200c of skills and talents.<\/p>\n<p>So while Tapper&#8217;s foray into fiction may not have been a \u200cresounding success, it serves \u2064as a testament to\u2063 the ever-evolving nature of the literary world and the challenges\u200d faced by authors who dare to \u2064step outside their comfort zones.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So-called thriller marred by &#8216;overwrought prose&#8217; and &#8216;wildly improbable plot developments&#8217; What happened: CNN host Jake Tapper persuaded (begged?) dozens of his liberal celebrity friends and journalist colleagues to publicly endorse his latest book, All the Demons Are Here: A Thriller, which came out this summer. \u2022 The list of lib celebs who plugged Tapper&#8217;s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":97,"featured_media":2094377,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2094376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2094376","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/97"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2094376"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2094376\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2094377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2094376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2094376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2094376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}