Hedge fund manager’s steamy tale of psychologist manipulating him into an affair sparks bidding war for book: ‘Erotic transference’

LA-based journalist Jesse Barron — a writer for the New York Times Magazine — has landed a major book deal with Penguin imprint Riverhead in a heated bidding war, sources tell Page Six Hollywood. Barron’s upcoming book, “Transference,” is based on a 2023 news story that was first reported by The Post. Jesse Barron speaks onstage at “The Girl...