Trident Media Group | The New York Observer

Chuck Todd to Write Book about Current Administration

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:08:48 -0400

The ranks of political reporters working on books about the Obama administration has a new distinguished member.

The Observer has learned that Chuck Todd—the defiantly goateed newsman who serves as the chief White House correspondent and political director for NBC News—has sold a book proposal to editor Geoff Shandler of Little, Brown about the first few years of Mr. Obama's presidency.

In January, Vintage published Mr. Todd's first book—which he wrote along with NBC director of...

Dan Strone, Seven Figure Lit Agent for Seinfeld and Silverman: 'I Don’t Make People Spend the Money'

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:42:49 -0500

Trident Media Group C.E.O. and literary agent Daniel Strone oversaw two of the season's most high-stakes book auctions last week, fielding eye-popping offers from publishers across the city without giving them so much as a proposal for either project. Sarah Silverman's book, which Mr. Strone sold to HarperCollins on Thursday, went for about $2.5 million dollars. Jerry Seinfeld's, which publishers found out about last Monday, is said to have attracted bids over $7 million....