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http://www.twbookmark.com/authors/57/552/Kitty Kelley is an internationally acclaimed writer whose last book, Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography,
sold faster than any biography in publishing history. Before that her book about Frank Sinatra, His Way, set another publishing record as the
biggest-selling biography. Jackie Oh! and Elizabeth Taylor: The Last Star were also
international bestsellers. Kelley, who has been
honored by her peers, received the Outstanding Authors Award from the American Society of Journalists and Independent Writers for "her outstanding service to writers and the writing profession." She was presented with the Medal of Merit from the Lotus Club of New York City. In 1993
Brandeis University National Women's Committee established a major book collection in her honor. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband.
HITCHENS:
http://www.salon.com/sept97/royalsb970917.html.... First off, contrary to alarums in certain quarters, few hearts will stop beating as a result of Kelley's 502-page efforts. "The Royals," for the most part, is a compendium of all the critical material already out there on the House of Windsor. If nothing else, it means you can purge your shelves of a lot of junk books that have been published, without any apparent trouble from the majesty of the law, in the past few years.
How reliable is it? Kelley names her sources when she can, conceals their identity where she feels necessary, passes on some rumors and scotches some others. Writing from an American perspective, Kelley is chiefly amused at the absurd British national desire for a fairy-tale monarchy that is, at the same time, made up of people "just like us, really." ....
http://chile.indymedia.org/news/2004/05/18786.phpAUTHOR KITTY KELLEY PREPARES 'COUP DE GRACE' FOR GEORGE BUSH DYNASTY
by Mr. Pepys Monday May 17, 2004 at 12:18 PM
.... She is a fastidious fact-checker with an unrivaled knack for zingers such as stories of coathanger abortions. ....
Kitty Kelly books hit the best-seller lists at Number One and go on to sell over a million hard copies each (the last three books). They make news for months and years after release. I can hardly wait to plop down $30 to finally plumb the deep, dark depths of the Bushes. This book has made news even before release and probably has Karl Rove's head swimming with spins, and Dubya's grandfather, the notorious graverobber Prescott Bush, spinning in his grave. ....
http://www.rogersimon.com/archive/006863.htmlNEW YORK - - Republican insiders have been huddling in small groups at the Republican Convention this week and talking about what worries them most. It is not John Kerry. It is not the unemployment numbers. It is not Iraq.
It is Kitty Kelley. ....
Kelley’s 1991 book on Nancy Reagan, for example, which contained scandalous accusations, was the subject of a front page story in the New York Times by Maureen Dowd.
“Ms. Kelley has developed a reputation as a giant killer for her sensational books about the rich and famous,” Dowd wrote. “She wrote that Jacqueline Kennedy had shock treatments; that President John F. Kennedy's retarded sister, Rosemary, had a lobotomy, and that Frank Sinatra's mother was a New Jersey abortionist.” ....
The article quoted Sheila Tate, Nancy Reagan's former press secretary, as saying that "no friend of Nancy Reagan's is going to read that scummy book."
Perhaps, but plenty of other people did read it and many more read about it. And this, remember, was in an era before 24-hour cable TV and media with an insatiable appetite for news, gossip, rumor, innuendo or whatever they can get.
It may turn out, of course, that Kelley’s new book contains nothing damaging to President Bush. ....
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