# Fire and Fury

> Trump tried to stop publication; Macmillan reported 1.7 million sales across formats.

- Owner: Michael Wolff (author); Henry Holt and Company (publisher)
- Kind: Book
- Sector: Media & publishing
- Seed date: 2018-01-05
- Observed peak date: Week of Jan 11, 2018
- Date basis: Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 50 (Notable), v1.3
- Mechanics: Controversy, Platform jump, Press loop, Sell-out loop

## Summary

Excerpts appeared before Trump’s legal threat. Holt advanced publication to January 5, and stores sold out. Trump’s tweets and a fake excerpt extended coverage; Macmillan reported 1.7 million all-format sales.

## Timeline

- 2017-11-14 — Henry Holt and Company (Press) — Henry Holt announced the book for January 9.
- 2018-01-03 — Michael Wolff / New York (Open web) — New York published Wolff’s authorized excerpt about Trump’s campaign and White House.
- 2018-01-04 — Henry Holt and Company (Press) — Holt moved publication to January 5 after Trump’s lawyer demanded a halt.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

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Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Fire and Fury.” Case HIS-01618. Spread Score v1.3: 50/100. Updated 2026-10-23. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01618