Free Godfather of Tabloid Book - The University Press of Kentucky is offering a free copy of the book 'The Godfather of Tabloid: Generoso Pope Jr. and the National Enquirer' by Jack Vitek.

The Godfather of Tabloid

Although ubiquitous now, the supermarket tabloid’s origin can be traced to one manGeneroso Pope Jr. (1921–1988), an eccentric, domineering chain-smoker who died of a heart attack at the age of sixty-one. In 'The Godfather of Tabloid,' Jack Vitek explores the life and career of Pope and the founding of the mother of all tabloids, the National Enquirer. Grounded in interviews with Pope and his detractors and associates, 'The Godfather of Tabloid' is the first comprehensive look at the life of a man who created a newspaper genre and changed the world of publishing forever.