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The No. 1 NYT instant bestseller from Penguin Press by @jaketapper and @alexthomp

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OriginalSinBook@OriginalSinBook
17 May 2025
Latest on @OriginalSinBook LAT RAVE latimes.com/entertainment-ar… Washington Post RAVE washingtonpost.com/books/202… NYT RAVE nytimes.com/2025/05/13/books… Atlantic RAVE theatlantic.com/books/archiv… New Yorker excerpt newyorker.com/news/the-polit… Preorder at OriginalSinBook.com

Review: Biden’s diminished capacities and cover-up explored in painful, if necessary, book

In 'Original Sin,' Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson argue that there was a conspiracy to conceal President Biden's cognitive decline from the media, public and top Democrats.

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18 Dec 2025
NEWS: The DNC is killing off its 2024 autopsy. DNC Chairman Ken Martin has decided not to publish a public report, believing that a backward-looking document would be counterproductive as the party has started winning. nytimes.com/2025/12/18/us/po…
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As 2025 comes to an end, our editors and critics have selected a dozen essential reads in nonfiction and a dozen, too, in fiction and poetry. See the full list: newyorkermag.visitlink.me/_3…
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ORIGINAL SIN is one of 2025’s ten Must-Read Books, from the Associated Press apnews.com/article/notable-b…

10 notable books of 2025: A posthumous memoir about Epstein, 'Hunger Games' and reliving 2024

The publishing world's notable releases this year included a new “Hunger Games” novel and a book by Thomas Pynchon.

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Financial Times names ORIGINAL SIN one of the Best books of 2025! on.ft.com/4880uMJ

Best books of 2025: Politics

Gideon Rachman selects his must-read titles

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Congrats to @AlexThomp and @jaketapper for ORIGINAL SIN being named one of the best nonfiction books of the year by @KirkusReviews !
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The “widely publicized anecdote” has now been confirmed by VP Kamala Harris in her book. mediaite.com/media/news/kama…

Kamala Harris Confirms Report That Rob Reiner Yelled at Doug Emhoff

Did Rob Reiner yell at Doug Emhoff following Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance? He denies the reporting, but Kamala Harris has weighed in.

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Brian Hiatt
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31 May 2025
In my new interview, Rob Reiner denies a widely publicized anecdote from ‘Original Sin’ – he says he didn’t yell at Doug Emhoff as Biden imploded during the debate. The authors stand by their reporting.
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Former VP Kamala Harris confirms report from ⁦@OriginalSinBook⁩ that Rob Reiner yelled at her husband on debate night mediaite.com/media/news/kama…

Kamala Harris Confirms Report That Rob Reiner Yelled at Doug Emhoff

Did Rob Reiner yell at Doug Emhoff following Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance? He denies the reporting, but Kamala Harris has weighed in.

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Barnes & Noble’s Book Haul sale is back! @BNBuzz Now through September 1, you can get ORIGINAL SIN for 50% off in stores or online! barnesandnoble.com/w/origina…

Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again

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Original Sin “is meticulously researched, tells an important story, and contains vignettes that will shock even the most cynical readers. It is also adroitly written.” lawliberty.org/book-review/a…

A Stark Diagnosis – George Hawley

Original Sin is a rare work of political non-fiction that will appeal to people across the partisan divide, though for different reasons.

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Examiner: Original Sin “registered as a political earthquake” in DC washingtonexaminer.com/in_fo…

Four lies that toppled the establishment

For nearly a decade, Democratic Party elites, Never Trump Republicans, and legacy media personalities have warned that the “walls are closing in” on

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Top Biden aide Mike Donilon today under oath confirmed a scoop first reported in Original Sin — that he was paid $4 million to work on Biden’s reelection campaign. (He would have been paid another $4 million had Biden won, he told the Oversight Committee.)
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Original Sin: Biden's decline and his team's efforts to hide it abc.net.au/listen/programs/s…

Original Sin: Biden's decline and his team's efforts to hide it - ABC listen

A damming portrait by two of America's leading journalists describes the desperate efforts to hide the truth of the last year of Biden’s presidency, and a media unwilling to question Biden's mental...

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“One of this year’s biggest nonfiction titles, Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson’s book ‘Original Sin,’…became a breakout hit…” nytimes.com/2025/07/24/books… via @NYTimes

Joe Biden’s Presidential Memoir Sells for $10 Million

The former president has said he’s been ‘working like hell’ on the book, which will focus on his term in office.

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Jake joined @PescaGist to chat about Original Sin and more! Listen here > open.spotify.com/episode/2cj…

Jake Tapper: Original Sin, Ongoing Fracturing

The Gist · Episode

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Hugh Hewitt
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11 Jul 2025
ICYMI: Yesterday’s long interview with @JakeTapper and ⁦@AlexThomp⁩ about “Original Sin” —which focuses on the key narrative the book relates which will make it a standard reference for Biden biographers: Hundreds and hundreds of people “knew.” youtu.be/r2YR2Rmrk0g
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Hugh Hewitt
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10 Jul 2025
Who knew? And when did they know it? I interview ⁦@jaketapper⁩ and ⁦@AlexThomp⁩ about “Original Sin.” Playing it now on the program. If you’d like to watch or listen uninterrupted, here it is: youtu.be/r2YR2Rmrk0g
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Hugh Hewitt
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10 Jul 2025
When "Original Sin" --amazon.com/Original-Sin-Pres… published in May, @jaketapper and @AlexThomp did scores of interviews, but the ones I saw seemed to me to have been conducted by folks who hadn't read the book. I did, and I talk with Jake and Alex about today, at length. Tune in or @WatchSalemNews
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ORIGINAL SIN now in its SEVENTH WEEK on the NYT BESTSELLER LIST — thank you!!!! 🙏 📕
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Original Sin continues its strong sales -- entering week number 6 on the New York Times Bestseller Lists! THANK YOU!
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Larry Wilmore@larrywilmore
28 Jun 2025
Mental decline in the elderly is often slow until it hits a rapid decline or cliff. When did President Biden hit his cliff? @AlexThomp shares his thoughts. #BlackOnTheAir @jaketapper instagram.com/reel/DLbDGpUyG…
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