PAUL SHERMAN
Author
LOOK AWAY
Crude, sexist, and racist political items helped galvanize Trump supporters during the election.
In Look Away, author Paul Sherman, who has been collecting political items since his childhood, documents the T-shirts, bumper stickers, signs, and buttons that were common at Trump campaign rallies.
The images and campaign artifacts in Look Away are tangible evidence of the rupture in political discourse that occurred during the 2016 campaign.
CONTACT PAUL
Paul Sherman is available for book readings and interviews. To reach him directly, please email paulrsherman@gmail.com
Reader Reviews
"I have read the book and studied the photos. Look Away is historic. Paul was brilliant to put this in print. Without evidence like this, no one will believe the crudeness and woman-hate that was part of the election. This very morning while looking at the book it made me cry. It made me wonder if one of my own grandsons might think the signs or buttons would be funny."
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"I was immediately captivated by the book. The description of historical norms of political memorabilia really drives home the point that Trump's materials represent a new low (not, let's all hope, the new normal). Hopefully the unvarnished images and evidence put forward in Look Away will help connect the dots even more clearly for everyone."
Biography of Paul Sherman
Paul Sherman is a writer, newsletter publisher, and conference producer with Tech Wire Media in Washington, D.C. He grew up in Austin, Texas, where he began political item collecting as a young boy. After graduating from Brown University in 1992 with degrees in Political Science and Latin American Studies, he worked as the news assistant at the Mexico City bureau of The New York Times for three years. He then worked as a freelance journalist for two years. In 1999, he earned an M.B.A. from The Wharton School. He lives in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. with his wife Kelly and two daughters. On weekends, he is often on the pool decks of swim meets or the sidelines of soccer games, cheering on his two daughters.
GET IN TOUCH
To reach Paul Sherman or for information on the book, please email him at paulrsherman@gmail.com
