About the book: Based on interviews with more than 150 inside sources, bestselling political journalist Gabriel Sherman reveals the inside story of the Murdoch family war in his latest work, Bonfire of the Murdochs (2026).
When Rupert Murdoch first considered who should inherit his media colossus, controlling FOX News, The Washington Post and tabloids on three continents, he believed that pitting his children against each other would produce the most capable heir. That gamble would tear apart one of the world’s most powerful families and trigger a multi-billion dollar reckoning in a succession battle of betrayal, lawsuits, and revenge.
Rupert’s eventual decision to rip up the secret trust controlling his empire and anoint his conservative firstborn son Lachlan as successor set him on a catastrophic collision course with his three more liberal children.
What price would Rupert pay to secure his legacy? For the aging patriarch, this would be his final and most personal deal.
Bonfire of the Murdochs is a richly textured narrative of a family feud that explodes in a climactic courtroom showdown, with Murdoch’s children weaponizing his own secrets against him. It is a tragedy Shakespeare would have appreciated, where getting everything you want costs everything you love.
About the author: Gabriel Sherman is an award-winning journalist and screenwriter. He has been covering the Murdochs since 2008. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Loudest Voice in the Room about the late Fox News CEO Roger Ailes. He is the screenwriter of the twice Oscar-nominated film The Apprentice and has covered national politics for New York magazine and Vanity Fair. He lives in London with his wife, son, and daughter plus their dog and cat.
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