Author of the groundbreaking #1 NY Moments bestseller This City, Mark Leibovich comes back with a masterly assortment of portraits of Washington’s top notch, and wannabe elites. Hailed by The Washington Post being a “master of the political profile,” Leibovich offers spent his career writing unforgettable, buzz-worthy, and frequently jaw-dropping features about politicians and various other notables. Currently chief nationwide correspondent for THE BRAND NEW York Times Newspaper, Leibovich punctures the inflated personas of the about Residents from the Green Room: Information in Courage and Self-Delusion powerful, and in People from the Green Area, he shows the lives, tales, and peculiarities behind the public masks.

A brilliant reporter having a talent for subversive, engaging storytelling, Leibovich maintains a refreshing conviviality with a lot of his subjects even while he renders incisive and unflinching assessments. His features have driven the nationwide conversation while exposing the fallibilities from the kingmakers and media celebrities: consider his 2007 profile of Hillary Clinton, which unearthed a treasure trove of previous letters which the then senator wrote as a susceptible young scholar; or his much-talked-about 2010 portrait of Glenn Beck, which laid bare the tortured spirit and precarious position from the once invincible sponsor and his uneasy relationship along with his soon-to-be ex-employer FOX News. In the politics market, Leibovich’s portraits of John Kerry, Paul Ryan, Chris Christie, and John McCain already are classics; they invariably remind us that great journalism and stylish composing are not only necessary to the Republic but essential to maintain the citizenry’s sanity and laughter in the face of made-for-TV government.