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Jill Biden's Bulk-Bought Bestseller and the Obama Library Ugly Architecture
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Megyn Kelly explains the New York Times dagger symbol to listeners — it marks books whose sales rankings are inflated by bulk institutional purchases rather than genuine retail demand. She argues it is extraordinary, even for a high-profile political figure, to hit number one and then vanish from the list the following week, and that no one is buying Jill Biden's book because they find her aspirational. Callahan ties the book's failure to Jill Biden's documented willingness to keep Joe Biden in public life despite his apparent cognitive decline, citing the clip of her walking offstage at the Presidential Library event while Joe wandered lost behind her.
Jill Biden's memoir debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list — and immediately vanished, marked with the dreaded 'dagger' symbol for bulk purchases. Megyn Kelly says it is unheard of for a former first lady to debut at number one and then drop off the list completely.
Jill Biden's book debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list but immediately fell off, with the list marking it with a 'dagger' symbol indicating bulk-purchase sales.
