Gavin Newsom PAC Bought Thousands of Books to Boost Sales

Want a copy of Gavin Newsom’s book? Turns out all it took was a donation — and a PAC with deep pockets!

Here’s how it played out … The New York Times reports Newsom’s political action committee shelled out more than $1.5M to scoop up copies of his memoir, “Young Man in a Hurry,” and hand them out to supporters who chipped in — any amount got you in the door.

And plenty of people took the bait. About 67,000 books were sent out through the donation deal — accounting for roughly two-thirds of all print copies sold. Yeah … that bestseller run didn’t exactly happen the old-fashioned way.

To be clear, this move isn’t unheard of in political circles. Groups tied to Donald Trump Jr. have done similar promos … and even Kamala Harris’ political arm dangled her memoir for donations. But Newsom’s numbers? Way bigger — and way more expensive.

Federal filings show his PAC made two payments totaling $1,561,875 to a book distributor, listed as “books at cost” — easily its largest expense of early 2026.

Team Newsom says don’t get it twisted … they claim the strategy actually made money, bringing in more from donations than the cost of the books — and insist the governor didn’t pocket royalties on those copies.