Oliver told Ellen DeGeneres that the inspiration for his book stemmed from the release of the Pences' book, saying...

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Oliver told Ellen DeGeneres that the inspiration for his book stemmed from the release of the Pences' book, saying the "family has written a book about their bunny, so we on top of that have released our own book about his bunny where his bunny falls in love with another male bunny."

Oliver's book is the No. 1 best-seller on Amazon.com as of Tuesday, which came as a surprise even to the author.

"It is?" Oliver responded with a laugh when DeGeneres told him that his book was No. 1.

He then explained that his book has actually sold out because "We were not anticipating people really buying it."

"But they're doing a reprint, so you can still buy it," Oliver said. "It'll take a few weeks."
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/20/entertainment/john-oliver-childrens-book-mike-pence-ellen/index.html