Truth Be Told

Part memoir, part scrapbook, this book gathers King’s off-the-record stories from a lifetime of interviews, the guests he loved, the ones who surprised him, the on-air mishaps, and the political encounters that shaped his view of power. Loosely organized and chatty, it reads like King holding court after the cameras stop, trading anecdotes about the famous and infamous. For fans of his show, it is a warm backstage tour of the interviews that defined late-night television.