The Girls in the Van: Covering Hillary - Hardcover

Harpaz, Beth J.

3.6

60 ratings by Goodreads

9780312281267: The Girls in the Van: Covering Hillary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312281269 ISBN 13: 9780312281267

Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books, 2001

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An Associated Press reporter who covered Hillary Clinton for more than a decade turns her attention to the former first lady's run for Senate, plowing through the gossip and political warfare surrounding her historic run. 50,000 first printing.

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Review:

“Just like “The Boys on the Bus” did a generation ago, [this book] gives us an intimate portrait of a major political campaign.” –Gail Sheehy, author of “Hillary’s Choice”

“An entertaining, bouncy romp... an illuminating glimpse... Harpaz has written an honest book. The result is an insider's view of a female reporter grappling with a groundbreaking campaign.” –The New York Times Book Review

“Hilarious, knowing and lively.” –The Washingtonian

“Entertainingly frank.” –The Chicago Sun-Times

“Harpaz is a smart writer with a comic flair who captures the high silliness, the tedium, and the inanity of a long political campaign.” –The Buffalo News

“A charming, funny, gossipy account of life on the inside of a landmark campaign.” –Columbia Journalism Review

“Insightful, honest and funny.” –Publishers Weekly

“My dad gave me an autographed copy of [this book] when I was in high school, introducing me to a world of political reporting unlike the male-dominated one I had seen in movies and read about in other books. I felt like I was on the trail with AP journalist Beth Harpaz, and this book made me want to be a political reporter, which seemed like a far-fetched goal at the time. Today I cover the 2016 election for The Washington Post, and this book remains one of my all-time favorites.” –Jenna Johnson, Reporter

About the Author:

Beth Harpaz joined The Associated Press in 1988 after working for newspapers in Staten Island, N.Y., and Bergen County, N.J. She has won feature-writing awards from the New York Press Club and the Newswomen's Club of New York, and she holds degrees from Cornell University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Her coverage of Hillary Clinton's campaign has appeared in newspapers all over the country, including The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and The Philadelphia Inquirer.

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