Winning Team Publishing
{{Short description|Conservative publishing house}}
Winning Team Publishing is a conservative publishing house founded in 2021 by Sergio Gor and Donald Trump Jr.{{cite news |title=About Us |url=https://45books.com/pages/about-us |access-date=4 June 2024 |work=Winning Team Publishing |date=2024 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=McGraw |first1=Meridith |title=Trump allies launch publishing house with an eye on upending the book industry |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/11/30/trump-allies-launch-maga-publishing-house-523564 |access-date=4 June 2024 |work=Politico |date=November 30, 2021}}
The publisher was founded after Trump failed to secure a memoir deal from the Big Five publishers, in part due to fact-checking concerns.{{cite news |last1=Lippman |first1=Daniel |last2=McGraw |first2=Meridith |title='He's screwed over so many publishers': Trump confronts a skeptical book industry |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/15/trump-book-publishers-494559 |access-date=4 June 2024 |work=Politico |date=June 15, 2021}} Trump has earned millions in royalties from the project.{{cite news |last1=Diamond |first1=Jonny |title=Donald Trump's vanity publishing project is making him a lot of money. |url=https://lithub.com/donald-trumps-vanity-publishing-project-is-making-him-a-lot-of-money/ |access-date=4 June 2024 |work=Literary Hub |date=7 February 2022}}{{cite news |last1=Bennett |first1=Kate |title=Donald Trump quietly making millions from coffee table books |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/07/politics/donald-trump-coffee-table-book/index.html |access-date=4 June 2024 |work=CNN |date=7 February 2022 |language=en}}
The publisher has published various authors, including Jeanine Pirro, Charlie Kirk, Kari Lake, and President Donald Trump. President Trump's three coffee table style books have been successful including his latest book, Save America, debuting on the New York Times best seller list.{{cite news |last1=Bennett |first1=Kate |title=Donald Trump quietly making millions from coffee table book {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/07/politics/donald-trump-coffee-table-book/index.html |work=CNN |date=7 February 2022 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Bedard |first1=Paul |title=Trump's Save America debuts on New York Times bestseller list - Washington Examiner |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/3160250/trump-save-america-debuts-new-york-times-bestseller-list/ |access-date=19 October 2024 |date=19 September 2024}}
In 2023, Hudson Booksellers refused to carry the publisher's books.{{cite news |last1=Bedard |first1=Paul |title=Hudson Booksellers blocks 'America First' authors: MTG, Mark Levin, Kari Lake, Judge Jeanine - Washington Examiner |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/2435829/hudson-booksellers-blocks-america-first-authors-mtg-mark-levin-kari-lake-judge-jeanine/ |access-date=4 June 2024 |work=Washington Examiner |date=8 November 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Culture |first1=Ryan Smith Senior Pop |last2=Reporter |first2=Entertainment |title=Marjorie Taylor Greene book snub sparks fury: "Censorship!" |url=https://www.newsweek.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-mtg-book-snub-sparks-fury-donald-trump-jr-1842228 |access-date=4 June 2024 |work=Newsweek |date=9 November 2023 |language=en}}
Publications
- Save America (September 2024){{cite web |last1=Dobkin |first1=Rachel |title=Donald Trump's New Book Will Cost Nearly $100 - Newsweek |url=https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-book-save-america-1930233 |website=Newsweek |access-date=3 August 2024 |date=25 July 2024}}
- Letters to Trump (April 2023) - A compilation of letters written to Trump that earned $6.75 million in sales from 2023 to 2024.{{cite news |last1=Everson |first1=Zach |title=Donald Trump Received $1 Million In Royalties For A Book Largely Containing Letters Other People Wrote |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacheverson/2024/02/13/donald-trump-received-1-million-in-royalties-for-a-book-largely-containing-letters-other-people-wrote/ |access-date=4 June 2024 |work=Forbes |date=Feb 13, 2024 |language=en}}
- Our Journey Together (2021) - A coffee table book of photographs, most in the public domain, from Trump's presidency {{cite news |last1=Everson |first1=Zach |title=Donald Trump Received $5.75 Million In Royalties For A Book That Largely Features Photos In The Public Domain |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacheverson/2023/07/23/donald-trump-received-575-million-in-royalties-for-a-book-that-largely-features-photos-in-the-public-domain/ |access-date=4 June 2024 |work=Forbes |date=Jul 23, 2023 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Everson |first1=Zach |title=Trump Political Committee Paid $48,000 To Trump Publishing Company |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacheverson/2022/12/10/trump-political-committee-paid-48000-to-trump-publishing-company/ |access-date=4 June 2024 |work=Forbes |date=Dec 10, 2022 |language=en}}
- MTG (2023) - A biography by Marjorie Taylor Greene touting the America First policy. The book was criticized for being printed in Canada.{{cite news |last1=Pengelly |first1=Martin |title='America First' Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene prints book in Canada |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/20/marjorie-taylor-greene-mtg-book-canada |access-date=4 June 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=20 November 2023}}
- Unafraid: Just Getting Started - A biography by Kari Lake.{{cite news |last1=Reporter |first1=James Bickerton US News |title=Kari Lake announces new book about her "amazing journey" |url=https://www.newsweek.com/kari-lake-announces-new-book-about-her-amazing-journey-1798285 |access-date=4 June 2024 |work=Newsweek |date=4 May 2023 |language=en}}
- Crimes Against America: The Left’s Takedown of Our Republic (2023) - Authored by Jeanine Pirro,{{cite news |last1=Moran |first1=Lee |title=Jeanine Pirro's New Book Title Gets Punished On Twitter |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/jeanine-pirro-book-title-gets-074600378.html |access-date=4 June 2024 |work=Huffington Post |date=16 May 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Harper |first1=Jennifer |title=Judge Jeanine's new book details the left's 'Crimes Against America' |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jun/11/inside-beltway-jeanine-pirro-has-new-book-crimes-a/ |access-date=4 June 2024 |work=The Washington Times |date=June 11, 2023}}
- The New MAGA Deal (July 16, 2024) - Authored by Peter Navarro
- Right Wing Revolution (June 14, 2024) - Authored by Charlie Kirk
- Liberal Privilege: Joe Biden and the Democrats' Defense of the Indefensible (September 1, 2020) - Authored by Donald Trump Jr.
See also
References
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