Why people recommend it
A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership is a memoir by former FBI Director James Comey that offers an inside look at leadership, institutional norms, and his high-profile interactions with political figures, including Donald Trump. On The Book Review, Pamela Paul and Alexandra Alter frequently discussed the book during bestseller list segments, noting its massive initial sales figures that surpassed hundreds of thousands of copies in its first week alone across hardcover, ebook, and audio formats. Joe Klein also appeared on the podcast to analyze the book's hybrid nature, describing it as both a memoir of Comey's earlier days as a Department of Justice prosecutor and an account of his brief tenure under the Trump administration. Readers gravitate toward the book for its insider perspective on American governance, federal law enforcement, and the ethical dilemmas faced by public servants operating at the highest levels of political power.
Who recommended it
- Alexandra Alter Discussed
- Pamela Paul Discussed
- Alexander Alter Discussed
- Joe Klein Discussed
Alexandra Alter — 2 mentions
“this is James comey's book a higher loyalty”
“including James comey's book a higher loyalty which had a much stronger first week on sale uh the hard covers were 360,000 copies and if you included ebook and audio it was more than 600,000 copies for James Comey”
Pamela Paul — 1 mention
“at number one Higher loyalty by James Comey and I'm just going to do the the sort of very overtly political books”
Alexander Alter — 1 mention
“we still have books like a higher loyalty by James Comey is is still number three John mechums the soul of America jumped on there”
Joe Klein — 1 mention
“so the first book a higher loyalty was a kind of hybrid memoir both from his earlier days as a prosecutor in the Department of Justice and then for of his brief period at the doj under Trump”
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Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“you know books like James con's a higher loyalty and and Michael Hayden's The Assault on intelligence”