Michelle Obama’s 2018 memoir “Becoming” is one of the best-selling books to date, with over 17 million copies sold worldwide. Now she’s publishing her new book this fall, Penguin Random House announced Thursday.
She said the book, “The Light We Carry,” published on November 15, is about staying positive in difficult times.
“How can I overcome my fears?” Mrs. Obama said Video announcement For the project. “How can we turn frustration into something positive? And how do we rekindle that flame in each of us?”
She went on to say, “I told many loved ones, many of you, what all of us seem to be facing, and what arose from that process is actually mine. It’s a book. “
“The Light We Carry” includes some of Mrs. Obama’s approaches to these challenges. This includes going high and encouraging readers to overcome fear and find power in the community.
Penguin Random House said the book will be published in 14 languages and will have its first print in the United States of 2.75 million copies. Like her memoir “Becoming,” it is published by Penguin Random House publisher Crown.
In a statement, Penguin Random House CEO Markus Dohle said, “The world is suffering from an unprecedented health pandemic, deep political division, social and racial injustice, and anxiety about the future. “. It provides all of us with an urgent need for peace of mind, rekindling the optimistic spirit of the power we all have to positively shape our personal and collective future. “
Mrs. Obama’s memoirs have taken readers on her journey from childhood to her time as the first black first lady in Chicago’s South Side. This year’s notable book from The New York Times has been translated into 50 languages. The audiobook version she narrated won a Grammy Award for Best Voice Word Album.
But given the sales they achieved, it seems like a good bet for their publishers. In addition to “Becoming,” which industry tracker BookScan described as one of the best-selling books in history, the first article in Obama’s presidential memoir, “A Promised Land,” has sold over 8 million books worldwide. rice field. Since its publication in 2020.
This means that Obama has sold 25 million books in the last four years.
