Dean Ken Gormley’s Book Makes National Debut
Since the acclaimed release of Dean Gormley's The Death of American Virtue: Clinton vs. Starr on February 16, 2010, Dean Gormley has made numerous media appearances on top radio and television shows to promote the book. The book appeared as #26 on the New York Times Bestseller List.
Gormley's book attracted national attention prior to its release based upon explosive new revelations concerning the epic Clinton-Starr scandal. It has been touted as the definitive work on the political drama that captivated the nation and nearly ended Bill Clinton's presidency.
Dean Gormley received one of the 2011 American Bar Association (ABA) Gavel Awards. He earned an honorable mention designation (second place) in the book category.
He also received the prestigious Bruce K. Gould Book Award, for best book relating to the law, bestowed by Touro Law School in New York on April 2, 2010. Past recipients include Bob Woodward, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
Book Reviews, Interviews, Appearances, and Other Notable Links for The Death of American Virtue: Clinton vs. Starr
- Washington Post Book World (Feb. 21, 2010; David Greenberg)
- New York Times Book Review (Feb. 21, 2010; Richard Berke) (Editor’s Choice)
- New York Times (Feb. 15, 2010; Janet Maslin)
- Wall St. Journal (Feb. 16, 2010; Jonathan Karl)
- Los Angeles Times (Feb. 19, 2010; Kevin Canfield)
- NY Times “Editor’s Choice” designation
- NY Times Bestseller List (#26 March 7, 2010; #35 March 14, 2010)
- Janet Maslin's Top 10 Books of 2010 (New York Times; Nov. 23, 2010)
- Author Exposure: Southern Indie Bestseller List (March 4, 2010)
- Kirkus Book Reviews (Dec. 15, 2009)
- Vanity Fair (March, 2010; “Hot Type” by Elissa Schappell)*
- Atlantic magazine (July 13, 2010; Peter Osnos)
- Booklist review (Feb. 15, 2010; Vanessa Bush) (Starred review)*
- Bloomberg News (Feb. 12, 2010; Craig Seligman)
- Politico (Dec. 17, 2009; Josh Gerstein and John F. Harris)
- The Times of India (Dec. 19, 2009)
- Huffington Post/San Francisco Chronicle (Feb. 20/21, 2010; Michael Roth)
- The American Scholar (March 1, 2010; Lincoln Caplan)
- ABA Journal (Dec. 21, 2009; Debra Cassens Weiss)
- New York Times (Dec. 18, 2009; Peter Baker)
- American Spectator (May, 2010; John R. Coyne, Jr.)
- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (April 10, 2010; John Krupa and February 28, 2010; Bill Simmons)
- New York Daily News (March 12, 2010; Joshua Greenman)
- Politics Daily (Feb. 17, 2010; Walter Shapiro)
- Richmond Times - Dispatch (March 21, 2010; Brian Weakland)
- Spectator (United Kingdom) (Feb. 27, 2010; Stephen Bates)
- Minneapolis Star-Tribune (Feb. 13, 2010; Steve Weinberg)
- Australian Book Review (July-August, 2010; Morag Fraser)
- Crain’s New York Business (April 11, 2010; Valerie Block).
- X-Online (Sarah Jessica Parker photographed with the book).
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (December 18, 2009; Timothy McNulty and Feb. 14, 2010; Glenn C. Altschuler)
- Philadelphia Inquirer (Jan. 24, 2010*; Chris Mondics and February 28, 2010*; Michael Pakenham)
- Fox News-interview w/President Clinton (February 22, 2010; Major Garrett)
- Fox News - interview w/Ken Starr (Feb. 16, 2010; Greta Van Susteren)
- National Catholic Reporter (August 20, 2010; Dennis McDaniel)
- Philadelphia Lawyer (Summer 2010; Peter F. Vaira)
- Pittsburgh City Paper (March 11, 2010; Chris Potter)
- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Personality Test - Ken Gormley (May 20, 2010)
- Williamsport Sun-Gazette (April 1, 2010; Betsy Rider)
- Pennsylvania Lawyer (May/June 2010)
- Pittsburgh Quarterly (Summer, 2010; Sandra Levis)
- Al.com (Alabama) (March 14, 2010; John Sledge)
- Bruce K. Gould Book Award (April 21, 2010; Toura Law School, N.Y.)
- Chautauqua Literary & Scientific Circle, 2010 Book Selection (August 26, 2010; Chautauqua, N.Y. )
Dean Ken Gormley delivers a lecture to an overflow crowd of nearly 900 individuals at the Chautauqua Institution. The book was one of the 2010 selections of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, the oldest book club in the United States.
- “Book Talk w/Ken Gormley,” moderated by E.J. Dionne (May 18, 2010; Pittsburgh, PA)
- Q & A Café (March 18, 2010; Ritz-Carlton Georgetown, Washington, D.C.; Carol Joynt moderator; )
- Washington Examiner (March 19, 2010; Tara Palmeri)
- Barnes & Noble, Book Event (Bethesda, Maryland; March 18, 2010)
- Harvard Law School: The Program on the Legal Profession (Cambridge, MA; Sept. 7, 2010)
- Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University (New Brunswick, N.J.; September 24, 2010)
- Creative Artists Association Theatre, Century City, California (hosted by Canyon Capital Partners (LLC) (July 16, 2010).
- "Crowd Embraces Discussion of Clinton-Starr Controversy" Duquesne University Times (May 19, 2010)
- "Political gamesmanship is the villain in worthy book on Clinton, Starr" Buffalo News (May 16, 2010)
- "Truth and Consequences : In the Whitewater investigation, the biggest loser was the legal profession" by noted scholar Lincoln Caplan American Scholar (Spring 2010)
- "The death of American virtue and the triumph of American outrage" NY Daily News (March 12, 2010)
- "Duquesne law professor Ken Gormley discusses his definitive new book about the impeachment of President Bill Clinton." Pittsburgh City Paper (March 11, 2010)
- "'The Death of American Virtue: Clinton vs. Starr' by Ken Gormley" Chicago Sun-Times (March 7, 2010)
- "The Clinton-Starr Collision" Philadelphia Inquirer (February 28, 2010)
- "To Whitewater and Beyond: Q & A with Death of American Virtue Author Ken Gormley" American Lawyer Magazine (February 23, 2010)
- "Book Review of 'Death of American Virtue' by Ken Gormley" Washington Post (February 21, 2010)
- "'The Death of American Virtue,' by Ken Gormley" San Fransciso Chronicle (February 21, 2010)
- "Engrossing story of American crisis can help us get to know new Baylor president" Waco, Texas Tribune. Discusses "Death of American Virtue" in connection with Ken Starr's appointment as President of Baylor University. Includes an excerpt of the book.
- "'The Death of American Virtue: Clinton vs. Starr' by Ken Gormley" Los Angeles Times (February 19, 2010)
- "The President and the Prosecutor" New York Times Sunday Book Review (February 16, 2010)
- "Clash of the Titans" Wall Street Journal (February 16, 2010)
- "Damages: Bill Clinton’s Legal Mess" New York Times (February 14, 2010)
- "Non-fiction: "The Death of American Virtue: Clinton vs. Starr, by Ken Gormley" Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (February 14, 2010)
- "A Duel to the Death" Star Tribune (February 13, 2010)
- "Gormley's 'The Death of American Virtue' Draws Large Audience" book discussion co-sponsored by the Federal Court Historical Society and the Truman Library Institute (Feb. 10, 2011)
Notable TV and Radio Appearances
- "After Words with Ken Gormley" - C-Span BookTV (January 29, 2010)
- "Looking back at Clinton scandal, a decade later" - NBC Today Show. Includes an excerpt of the book. (February 16, 2010)
- "'Clinton Vs. Starr': A 'Definitive' Account" - NPR - Fresh Air (February 16, 2010)
- Fox News Channel "O'Reilly Report" (February 16, 2010)
- "Ken Starr Controversy as Lewinsky Case Resurfaces" - George Stephanopoulos interview with Ken Starr on "Good Morning America" about the book
- Fox News Channel (February 17, 2010)
- Sirius XM Radio "POTUS" (February 17, 2010)
- "Why Ken Starr Would Apologize to Bill Clinton" Fox News interview with Ken Starr relating to Gormley book (February 17, 2010)
- KDKA Radio, Pittsburgh (February 18, 2010))
- ABC Radio satellite tour (February 19, 2010)
- 'The Death of American Virtue: Clinton vs. Starr' Fox News Channel "Fox & Friends" (February 20, 2010)
- KD/PG "Sunday Edition" (February 21, 2010)
- WQED-TV Pittsburgh, "On Q" (February 23, 2010)
- MSNBC "Morning Joe" (popular political show hosted by Joe Scarborough) (March 18, 2010)
- MSNBC "Hardball with Chris Matthews" (March 18, 2010)
- Charlie Rose Show (April 13, 2010)
