![]() And Leibovich, a big-time reporter for the New York Times, gets invited into almost every room. “This Town’” landed at the top of the New York Times bestseller list, confirming that Washington players - aides, lobbyists, soon to be lobbyists (aka senators and representatives), journalists and wise men - have become objects of fascination, characters in their own soap opera. Well before its reporters got ahold of the book, they attempted a psychological analysis: “It seems clear that Leibovich is trying to work through his own conflicted feelings about ridiculing a culture he is very much part of.” After publication, they speculated that Leibovich’s reporting would ruin parties in the capital. Politico, the media outlet most emblematic of the new capital, appeared nervous. ![]() ![]() ![]() Who would ‘Win the book?’ as Washington argot might have it. Months before it hit shelves, Mark Leibovich’s new book “ This Town” had establishment Washington trembling and salivating. ![]()
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