To quote Stormy Daniels, when somebody attacks me, im going to defend myself. Those were some of the final words from the Adult Film Star before she was excused from the stand in Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial. It is good to be back with you. Im chris jansing, alongside my colleague, andrea mitchell. Defense lawyer suggested she was trying to extort him, and capitalizing on his fame with merchandise, prosecutors for their part pointing out that daniels was the target of nasty, threatening tweets for even coming forward about an alleged affair with donald trump. They asked daniels been telling the truth net positive or net negative in your life. Daniels response, negative. Over the next hour, well bring you live updates from the courtroom, the latest witness who will be back after the lunch break, a bookkeeper at the Trump Organization who handled checks, including of course the key checks, the ones in question in this hush money case. So lets bring in the panel joining us now, nbc Nati
Celebrity authors continue to dowell? ~ , . ., do well? absolutely. richard osman has do well? absolutely. richard osman has been do well? absolutely. richard osman has been topping - do well? absolutely. richard osman has been topping thej osman has been topping the bestseller lists with his medical books in the last couple of years and we have seen releases from bob mortimer, another big highlight this year, a lot coming off the back of the london book fair no doubt. ., ,., ., back of the london book fair no doubt. ., ., , doubt. audiobooks and podcasts also hue doubt. audiobooks and podcasts also huge currently, doubt. audiobooks and podcasts also huge currently, but - doubt. audiobooks and podcasts also huge currently, but talk - also huge currently, but talk us through the good old fashioned book where you turn the page, it is not digital, you smell it, you feel it, that is the best, isn t it? it is my favourite. tt it, that is the best, isn t it? it is my favourite. it
Is fantastic for the industry but there is nothing quite like getting together, having conversations, the meetings that happen at the london book fair are that happen at the london book fairare about that happen at the london book fair are about rights negotiation, export sales, people coming together to put together the deals that then bring the books that you and i would read throughout the year. what are the trends at the moment? one thing i am looking at is how tiktok is shaping the sales of bestsellers. we cannot escape tiktok even at the london book fair! taste escape tiktok even at the london book fair! we have a session on london book fair! we have a session on it london book fair! we have a session on it today. - london book fair! we have a session on it today. tiktok . london book fair! we have a session on it today. tiktok is shaping bestseller lists. we have had titles like the son of achilles heading to the top of the charts this year after being released on tiktok so
As I wander through bookstores, perusing various shelves, I come across a genre of hidden gems: novels by celebrities. Now, I am not talking about self-help books that celebrities often