Go Behind the Scenes of the Obama Administration with Steven Rattner at BookExpo America (BEA) 2010

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Steven Rattner, author of OVERHAUL: An Insider's Account of the Obama Administration's Emergency Rescue of the Auto Industry (October, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), will discuss his time working with President Obama, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, and economic adviser Larry Summers, at BEA's Uptown Stage on Thursday, May 27, 2 p.m. He'll share the stage with Jonathan Alter (author of THE PROMISE: President Obama, Year One) in a session called "Obama's Book Club."

In OVERHAUL, due out in October, Rattner provides a gripping account about how he led the largest restructuring in American history - working against a ticking clock and vocal opposition to keep General Motors (a nightmare of huge proportions) and Chrysler (a company so close to death it was nearly sacrificed) in operation and to save more than a million jobs. He crafts a tightly plotted narrative of political brinkmanship, corporate mismanagement, and personalities under pressure in a high stakes clash between Washington and Detroit.

Go behind the headlines with Rattner at BEA's Uptown Stage for a "fly-on-the-wall" look at the Obama team in its first months of work, under pressure, beginning to govern. Rattner takes us inside the Oval Office to show Obama coping not only with the wreckage of the industry that was once this country's greatest, but also with the most dangerous and wide-ranging American economic crisis since the Great Depression. Rattner provides a first hand look at a President and his team still very much under scrutiny during one of the most tense moments in American history.

For more information about OVERHAUL, contact Taryn Roeder at taryn.roeder@hmhpub.com.

About the Author

As counselor to the secretary of the treasury, Steven Rattner led the administration's efforts to restructure the auto industry. Prior to that, he was managing principal of Quadrangle Group, LLC. At Lazard Frères & Co. he was deputy chairman/deputy chief executive officer, after tenures at Morgan Stanley and Lehman Brothers. He was also employed by the New York Times for nearly nine years, principally as an economic correspondent. He continues to write for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and the Financial Times. He lives in New York City.

About Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Boston-based Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company is a global education leader and the world's largest publisher of educational materials for pre-K-12 schools. The Company publishes a comprehensive set of best-in-class educational solutions, ranging from research-based textbook programs to instructional technology to standards-based assessments for students and educators. The Company also publishes an extensive line of reference works and award-winning literature for adults and young readers. With origins dating back to 1832, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt combines its tradition of excellence with a commitment to innovation. To learn more about Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, visit www.hmhpub.com