Variety executive editor and New York Times bestselling author Ramin Setoodeh is writing a reported nonfiction book about the TV show that single-handedly changed the course of American history.
Setoodeh’s first book, “Ladies Who Punch: The Explosive Inside Story of ‘The View,’” about the daytime talk show created by Barbara Walters, is now being adapted into a TV miniseries. The 2019 title became a New York Times best seller and social media sensation, with repeated mentions by Howard Stern, Andy Cohen and Wendy Williams, among others.
Noah Eaker, vice president and executive editor at HarperCollins, will be editing the book. Matt Latimer and Keith Urbahn of Javelin represented the author in the sale.
Says Eaker: “In all the writing about Donald Trump’s rise to the presidency, a deeply reported understanding of ‘The Apprentice’s’ role and of Trump’s complicated relationship with Hollywood feels missing. Ramin, with all he brings to bear as an acute reporter and observer of the entertainment industry and pop culture, is uniquely suited to fill in this gap.”
