If a book like this was released on Amazon...

Editor's note: ...nobody would buy it. This is how corporate-sponsored communists like Governor White Teeth operate. No organic book sales. Governor White Teeth's public image is being inflated beyond what his actual abilities are which is like using a book to gaslight Californians and Americans. It's like what Ralph Waldo Emerson once observed: "What you do speaks so loudly that what you say I cannot hear." Or what you write (ghostwriter/s). Governor White Teeth's book Young Man in a Hurry was published and printed by Penguin Press, while Porchlight Book Company acted as a bulk distributor rather than a publisher. Newsom's PAC reportedly spent about $1.5 million purchasing tens of thousands of copies from Porchlight at bulk rates, which were then distributed to donors as part of fundraising efforts. In this arrangement, Penguin handled production, Porchlight handled large-scale sales and fulfillment, and the PAC used the books as incentives, a structure that can significantly boost reported sales figures. Penguin Press is an imprint of Penguin Random House, which is majority-owned by the German media conglomerate Bertelsmann, with a minority stake held by Pearson plc.
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'Money Laundering'? Newsom Used Donations To Inflate Book Sales

The book, published March 10 and centered on Newsom's upbringing in California, has reportedly sold 97,400 copies since its release.

By Luis Cornelio | April 19, 2026

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his allies spent weeks boasting that his book, Young Man in a Hurry, became a "best-seller" within hours of its March release. However, a new report found those sales were largely driven by Newsom's own super PAC using donor funds.

The book, published March 10 and centered on Newsom's upbringing in California, has reportedly sold 97,400 copies since its release. Of those, 67,000 were purchased by Newsom's Campaign for Democracy Committee through a donation-for-book scheme.

The leftist New York Times reported Friday that the PAC urged supporters to make donations in exchange for a copy of the book, effectively turning each contribution into a guaranteed sale.

Critics described the setup as a potential money-laundering scheme, with the super PAC purchasing copies from its publisher Porchlight Book Company for every donation, regardless of the amount.

"Make a contribution of ANY AMOUNT today and I will send you a copy," Newsom reportedly wrote in an email pitch.

In total, Newsom's PAC spent $1,561,875 on the effort.

This might not be the book people expected me to write.

It's about something universal — the messiness of becoming who we are.

Young Man in a Hurry is out February 2026.

Pre-order it here: https://t.co/WMGKrREIre pic.twitter.com/OtB0MlcFSf

— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) December 9, 2025

Defending the arrangement, Newsom spokesperson Nathan Click said the governor did not receive royalties from those purchases.

"Our goal was to deepen the relationship between him and the millions of folks who have already expressed support for Governor Newsom's work. And as it turns out, the tactic more than paid for itself," Click claimed.

Critics questioned the ethics of the program, with some suggesting it may have influenced Porchlight Book Company's advance for Newsom's 2026 book.

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