This past Tuesday, June 2, Political Affairs Magazine ran a column by Sherwood Ross on Russ’s 2004 blockbuster pre-election scoop about George W. Bush’s intent, expressed back in 1999, to invade Iraq.
Yesterday, The Raw Story’s John Byrne picked up the story. His detailed piece discusses the 2004 article as well as coverage of Family of Secrets. Byrne’s entry immediately became a hit on Digg.
This week, TPMCafe Book Club is featuring Family of Secrets. Russ has kicked off the conversation with an introduction to the book. Respondents include fellow authors Greg Mitchell of Editor & Publisher, Greg Anrig of The Century Foundation, and Craig Unger.
You don’t want to miss this discussion. And don’t be afraid to add your two cents in comments . . . or to click on the “recommend” bar.
Here’s another new Russ Baker radio interview with “Liberal Oasis,” broadcasting from Western Massachusetts. The interview with Russ begins slightly less than half way through the mp3.
This week, Russ Baker appeared live in studio on Alex Jones TV. You can watch a clip below, and other clips from the interview are available on YouTube:
Russ Baker will be taking Family of Secrets on the road for an appearance at BookPeople in Austin, Texas on March 24 at 7pm. Russ will be signing copies, answering questions, and reading from the book.
If you would like to bring Russ Baker to your hometown, send an e-mail to info@familyofsecrets.com.
“Never pass up the opportunity to have sex or appear on television,” the eminent historian and novelist Gore Vidal once said. Living up to his own dictum, here’s Gore Vidal appearing on C-SPAN’s Book TV from the Key West Literary Conference. He has some kind things to say about Family of Secrets, beginning at about the four-minute mark:
There’s a wonderful book, by the way, I’m reading called Family of Secrets by…Russ Baker. He spent many years on it. And it’s a family — forgive me, Bushes and Bushettes — a family of criminals. Why they’re not all in jail I don’t know. If I seem a little dazed, I’ve been reading about their crimes, and proposed crimes, and how they got away with it.
While the Bush Dynasty rushes to paint a coat of golden gloss over Dubya’s “legacy,” this author and this book pushes for the truth, careful examination of the facts, fastidious criticism, and an exploration of one of the most compelling and important political dynasties in American history.
Right, left, centre, or slightly off-kilter, Russ Baker’s Family of Secrets has a story to tell that is continuously mesmerizing and, at times, extraordinarily startling.
“One of the most important books of the past ten years”—Gore Vidal
“A tour de force….Family of Secrets has made me rethink even those events I witnessed with my own eyes”—Dan Rather
“Russ Baker’s work stands out for its fierce independence, fact-based reporting, and concern for what matters most to our democracy…A lot of us look to Russ to tell us what we didn’t know”—Bill Moyers
“This is the book people will be mining for years to come”—David Margolick, Newsweek and Vanity Fair
“An investigative gem filled with juicy revelations”
--Sydney Schanberg, Pulitzer Prize winner, New York Times
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June 4, 2009 1:00 pm | 
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