War in Afghanistan watchers haven't heard the last of Michael Hastings, whose recent article in Rolling Stone, "The Runaway General," led to the end of General Stanley McChrystal's command. Today, Little, Brown & Co announced that it has acquired and will publish a forthcoming book by Hastings on the war.
The press release reads as follows:
A forthcoming UNTITLED book by renowned journalist Michael Hastings, author of the Rolling Stone article "The Runaway General" which revealed shocking truths about General McChrystal and the war in Afghanistan, that promises an unprecedented behind-the-scenes account of America's longest war, to Geoff Shandler, Editor in Chief, Little, Brown and Company, by Scott Moyers at the Wylie Agency.
The book will offer an unfiltered look at the war, and the soldiers, diplomats and politicians who are waging it. Based on exclusive reporting in Afghanistan, Europe, the Middle East and Washington, D.C., this landmark work of journalism will elucidate as never before our deeply troubling war in vivid, unforgettable detail.
Little, Brown Publisher Michael Pietsch says, "In his brilliant article Michael Hastings has already given us the clearest of insights into the disaster of America's war in Afghanistan. He is a writer of extraordinary talent and his book will take us deeper and further into the war and its major architects, at a time when we need that clarity desperately."
No word on a release date yet. We'll keep you posted.
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