My first book of 2018! Katy Tur is very aware of journalism’s reputation as the first draft of history, and consistent with that her book is admirably dispassionate and evenhanded. Especially in the final days of Donald Trump’s campaign when his followers seemingly believed he could do no wrong, she was a witness to some inexplicably vicious behavior, like a middle-aged couple deliberately harassing a reporter as she tried to prepare for her live feed. Tur stuck up for her colleague, but her tone remained one of disappointed wonder; she seems never to let incivility infect her. I appreciate and admire that. We continue to live through the daily exaggerations, narcissism, self-aggrandizement, and downright lies. It gives me hope to watch Tur stay centered under pressure.