Too Famous
by Michael Wolff
View on GoodreadsWolff says up front that "almost everyone in this book is a determined social climber," and his case is that chasing attention corrodes the people who do it. The collection gathers about twenty years of profiles and columns, on Trump, Murdoch, Hillary Clinton and Hugh Grant among others, plus substantial new writing.
Core ideas
- President Jared: A November 2020 essay casts Jared Kushner as the second most powerful person in the Trump White House, despite his low public profile.
- Weinstein's pitch: Harvey Weinstein tried to recruit the author as his biographer while he was on trial for rape.
- Epstein before the arrest: The closing section follows Jeffrey Epstein in the months before July 2019, drawing on conversations that began in 2014 and many visits to his house.
Published2021
Pages336
ISBN9781250848819
ReadFeb 2026
