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Books by Iraq War Correspondents

Host Michele Norris talks with David Hirshey, executive editor of HarperCollins, about the rush to publish books by reporters who covered the war in Iraq. Hirshey says he recently signed a six-figure deal with Newsday correspondent Matt McAllester about being held by the Iraqis as a suspected spy.

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