Spitzer's rise, fall to be published in new book

NEW YORK (CNN) -- A little more than a month after New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer announced his resignation, Penguin Group imprint Portfolio will be publishing a book about his career "from start to finish," president and publisher Adrian Zackheim told CNN.

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned from office in March, saying he wants to "atone for his personal failings."

Peter Elkind, editor-at-large at Fortune and author of a 2005 profile of the governor called "Satan or Savior?" in that magazine, will be collaborating with filmmaker Alex Gibney to produce a book and documentary which will be released together, according to Penguin spokeswoman Allison McLean.

Spitzer resigned in March after allegations that he was linked to a prostitution ring ensnared in a federal investigation. Spitzer has not been charged with any wrongdoing.

Elkind's last book, "The Smartest Guys in the Room," in which he and co-author Bethany McLean retraced Enron's downfall, was a best-seller in 2003.

Zackheim said that when Elkind suggested the book, he and the company were "very interested" and "very excited about the book."

"He's a fantastic reporter and I know that he's going to write a great book," Zackheim said.

Elkind and Spitzer were college classmates. Elkind graduated from Princeton the year before Spitzer did.
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