Former first lady Michelle Obama’s highly anticipated memoir, “Becoming,” will be released on Nov. 13, the book’s publisher announced Sunday.
The
publisher, Penguin Random House, said in a statement that the book is
“an unusually intimate reckoning from a woman of soul and substance who
has steadily defied expectations — and whose story inspires us to do
the same.”
<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-lang=”en”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Writing BECOMING has been a deeply personal experience. I talk about my roots and how a girl from the South Side found her voice. I hope my journey inspires readers to find the courage to become whoever they aspire to be. I can't wait to share my story. <a href=”https://t.co/d7DxEG85NK”>https://t.co/d7DxEG85NK</a></p>— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) <a href=”https://twitter.com/MichelleObama/status/967809678578192385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>February 25, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Upon its
release, Obama will embark on an international tour to promote the book,
which will be printed in 24 languages and sell for $32.50 in the United
States, the company said.
According
to the statement, Obama’s book “invites readers into her world,
chronicling the experiences that have shaped her — from her childhood
on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the
demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world’s most
famous addresses.”
In a Sunday
tweet, Obama said writing the book was a “deeply personal experience.”
The publisher said the book promises to be “warm, wise and revelatory.”
At
the time of its release, Obama plans to donate one million copies of
the book in the Obama family’s name to a Washington-based nonprofit that
is dedicated to “promoting equal access to education by providing new
books, learning materials and other essentials to children in need in
the U.S. and Canada.”
The memoir
will be the former first lady’s second book. In 2012, she published
“American Grown,” a book that documents the White House kitchen garden
and promotes healthy living.
Former President Barack Obama also is penning a memoir to be published by Penguin Random House, which is expected to come out sometime this year.
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