DC's Big Mystery: Who Wrote Anonymous Obama Novel?

Book is due out Jan. 25
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted Jan 6, 2011 10:27 AM CST
Who Wrote Anonymous Obama Novel 'O: A Presidential Novel'?
In this Nov. 30, 2010, photo President Barack Obama makes a statement in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington about his meeting with Republican and Democratic Congressional leaders.   (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

A mystery is sweeping Washington: Who penned the forthcoming O: A Presidential Novel? The 368-page, $25.99 book, out for release Jan. 25, is about the Obama administration—and is reportedly written by an anonymous author who has “vast personal experience” with the subject, the Washington Post reports. Early rumors pointed to Joe Klein, the journalist who penned Primary Colors, a similar, initially anonymous, book about the Clinton campaign. But in an exchange with Yahoo! News, Klein says he really, really didn't write this one.
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