Subject: Re: from Hachette editor
From: "Eric Schwerin" <[email-masked]>
To: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Alexander S. Mackler" <[email-masked]>, "Annie Tomasini" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2015 10:30:18 -0400

Let's use 202-446-0483, passcode 333188.

Eric D. Schwerin
[email-masked]

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 11, 2015, at 11:04 PM, Hunter Biden <[email-masked]>
wrote:

Why do you have to be such a Debbie downer- all these practical questions
are meaningless. It's going to be a picture book and I'll write funny
captions and we will make it into a movie and I'll play Beau.

RHB
202.333.1880

On Jun 11, 2015, at 10:12 PM, Alexander S. Mackler <[email-masked]>
wrote:

This all looks good and certainly at least worth a meeting if Hunter is
interested.

My questions are 1) what is the basic pitch of the book? Is it a chronology
of their battle during Beau's illness, or is it about the family itself?
And 2) what is the JRB role here?

On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 6:08 PM, Annie Tomasini <[email-masked]>
wrote:

> Chatted with Paul this afternoon - attached are my notes. H, take a
> look whenever you have time, we can discuss at your convenience.
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 10:56 AM, Hunter Biden
> <[email-masked]> wrote:
> > Ok- who wants to call the guy back? Annie?
> >
> > RHB
> > 202.333.1880
> >
> > On Jun 10, 2015, at 9:07 PM, Eric Schwerin <[email-masked]
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> > Great point, Annie.
> >
> > Eric D. Schwerin
> > [email-masked]
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Jun 10, 2015, at 9:05 PM, Alexander S. Mackler <[email-masked]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > agreed
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 9:03 PM, Annie <[email-masked]> wrote:
> >>
> >> H: think you should think about having someone other than you call this
> >> guy back on your behalf- as a way to be responsive but not put you on
> the
> >> spot right away, and collect some additional intel. From there we can
> think
> >> about next steps. Happy to help in any way.
> >>
> >> Annie Tomasini
> >> Director for Intergovernmental Relations
> >> Harvard University
> >> 617-939-7976
> >>
> >>
> >> On Jun 10, 2015, at 8:16 PM, Eric Schwerin <
> [email-masked]>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> Definitely do it.
> >>
> >> Few people you may want to talk to get smarter on the process:
> >>
> >> 1) Dave Eggers.  I know he'd be happy to give you advice and who knows
> >> McSweeney's may be interested.
> >>
> >> 2) Howard Yoon who is on the 826 Board with me.  He's a well respected
> >> non-fiction agent here in DC and would give you some advice too I bet.
> >>
> >> 3) Javelin - the guys who contacted me about wanting to represent JRB
> for
> >> his book.
> >>
> >> Eric D. Schwerin
> >> [email-masked]
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >> On Jun 10, 2015, at 8:09 PM, Alexander S. Mackler <[email-masked]>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> Let's do it. Two questions:
> >>
> >> 1) If it's book-worthy to one publisher, is it worth asking around
> >> (quietly) to find the best place/idea?
> >>
> >> 2) There may be a sliding scale calculation here -- your dad is a
> valuable
> >> part of this story but you'd be much more free to use him as a central
> part
> >> of it if we wait until 2017. Understanding that books take a long time
> to
> >> put together, would you want to wait until 2017 to publish?
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 7:56 PM, Hunter Biden <
> [email-masked]>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> RHB
> >>> 202.333.1880
> >>>
> >>> Begin forwarded message:
> >>>
> >>> From: "Whitlatch, Paul" <[email-masked]>
> >>> Date: June 10, 2015 at 6:32:09 PM EDT
> >>> To: "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
> >>> Subject: from Hachette editor
> >>>
> >>> Dear Mr. Biden,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I was incredibly moved this week to watch the C-SPAN video of your and
> >>> your sister’s eulogies at your brother Beau’s funeral. Your family is
> so
> >>> loving and so strong in the face of this loss—and the earlier loss of
> you
> >>> sister and mother. I am sure millions of Americans were moved just as
> I was.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I know the feeling of grief must be all-encompassing right now, and
> >>> rightfully so. I wanted to mention, however, that I think that the
> story of
> >>> your family’s resilience in the face of tragedy has the potential to
> make a
> >>> lasting, powerful impact as a book (and to help thousands of Americans
> >>> struggling with grief in their own lives). At the appropriate
> juncture, I
> >>> would love to speak with you about this thought—my contact information
> is
> >>> below.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Please accept my deepest condolences on your loss.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Respectfully yours,
> >>>
> >>> Paul
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Paul Whitlatch
> >>>
> >>> Senior Editor, Hachette Books
> >>>
> >>> 212-364-1526
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Alexander Snyder Mackler
> >> (302) 598-8678
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Alexander Snyder Mackler
> > (302) 598-8678
>

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