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Kamala Harris to Publish Memoir About 2024 Race

One year to the day that she began her for president and one day after declaring that she will not run for governor of California, Kamala Harris has announced that she will publish a memoir about the experience. 107 Days is due out September 23 from Simon & Schuster. Harris made the reveal in a video released this morning, accompanied by a caption explaining that, “This book is not a recap of our race. It is a candid and personal account of my journey — the shortest presidential campaign in modern history.” Details about the deal have not been disclosed. I wonder how Joe Biden is feeling about his $10 million advance today?

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A Conflict of Interest on the Booker Prize Panel?

The Guardian has reported that Claire Adams’s novel Love Forms, which was just longlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize, is in development with a production company owned by Booker panel member Sarah Jessica Parker. Parker also published Adams’s first novel through her imprint SJP for Hogarth. Now, publishing is a small world, and as Gaby Wood, chief executive of the Booker Prize Foundation, told The Guardian,”It is not uncommon for judges to have a connection to authors whose work has been submitted, so all judges have to declare any conflicts of interest at the outset.” Parker reportedly disclosed the conflict, and per Booker rules, “No book can go through if it is supported by one judge alone, and Love Forms has earned its place on the Booker prize 2025 longlist through the active support of other judges on the panel.”

Disclosure is great, but how much conflict of interest is too much conflict of interest? Opportunities for the kind of exposure afforded by making a major award’s longlist—or potentially winning it—are exceptionally rare, and I hate to see anything that could taint the public’s perception of the author or the award’s integrity. One really must wonder why SJP didn’t recuse herself and where, exactly, the Booker Prize Foundation would draw the line.

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Lasry — the co-founder of Avenue Capital Group and a major fund-raiser for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris — allegedly forcibly kissed and groped Gina Strum, according to her complaint filed Wednesday in New York State court.

“Lasry sexually abused [Gina] Strum on a continuing basis during the course of her employment,” the lawsuit alleged.

Gina Strum alleges that Marc Lasry sexually abused her for years. Faith Jason Adrian

Strum, who worked in business development at Avenue from 2009 to 2013, also sued Lasry for discrimination and retaliation. The complaint includes discrimination claims against Lasry’s sister and Avenue co-founder Sonia Gardner.

Lasry and Avenue had filed a suit last Friday against Strum accusing her of demanding $50 million to keep her from spilling dirt on him and the firm.

“Ms. Strum’s desperate attempt to claim that Mr. Lasry acted inappropriately and sexually harassed her are completely not true,” an Avenue spokesman told The Post on Thursday.

“Avenue on October 18 filed a lawsuit against her for defamation. They refused to pay her extortionate demands. Her claims filed yesterday include further statements that are defamatory and false. Mr. Lasry, and Avenue will respond to Ms. Strum’s false defamatory statements and defend their reputations to the full extent of the law,” the rep added.

Daniel Kaiser, one of Strum’s lawyers, claimed Lasry filed his suit in a preemptive attempt to silence his client.

Marc Lasry is a prominent figure in hedge fund circles, the Democratic Party and the NBA. Sportico via Getty Images

The 65-year-old Lasry, who is married and has five kids, has claimed that Strum’s alleged threats began soon after she left the firm.

She received a severance package for an undisclosed sum and continued to work as a consultant for Avenue over the past decade, according to Lasry’s lawsuit.

Gina Strum was a public face for Lasry when raising funds. Will Ragozinno/BFA / Shutterstock

Strum’s countersuit alleges that Lasry began sexually harassing her soon after she was hired and continued through this year when she was a consultant for the firm.

“Lasry made it clear to Strum that he wanted both a romantic and sexual relationship with her, despite Lasry being married,” the complaint alleged.

Strum was “appalled” by Lasry’s request and immediately turned him down, her suit alleges.

But that allegedly didn’t dissuade Lasry, the former owner of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks.

“Throughout her employment, Lasry frequently forced Strum against her wishes and without her consent to hug Lasry so that he could press against her breasts and grope her,” the suit alleges.

Lasry painted a different picture in his lawsuit

He alleges that Strum sent him inappropriate emails and texts, including one saying, “You are a lovebug to me.”

The mogul has been raising money for Democratic Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris, including organizing a Zoom call in July to rally financial support among fellow Wall Street bigwigs.

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