In a tribute to what it calls "second American Revolutions" in both politics and in publishing, Regnery has announced a new imprint that will publish conservative books across all media and platforms with simultaneous international publication in multiple markets and languages. Called Plain Talk, the imprint will be launched with a series of titles by President Donald Trump. The release of the titles will be coordinated around the globe in a way that Regnery compared with the approach that will be taken by Penguin Random House for the titles it signed a month ago by former President Obama and Michelle Obama. Regnery president and publisher Marji Ross noted with satisfaction that its Trump books will appear well before the Obamas' books, adding, "Nah nah nah nah nah!"
The first Trump title is Book of Apologies. Other Trump titles will focus respectively on empathy, scientific facts, facts in general, truth, constitutional law and love of humanity. Regnery said that further titles by the president are under discussion.
An unusual feature of the Plain Talk line is that all titles will be blank books. Regnery touted the advantages of this approach, which allows for quick translation into "every language on the globe, even dead languages." In addition, abridged and unabridged audio and e-book versions of the book require minimal work--no pesky narrators or formatting changes--and the editing and printing process is likewise simplified. --John Mutter