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Michelle Obama’s memoir, “Becoming,” will hit bookstores on Nov. 13. | Michelle Obama’s memoir, “Becoming,” will hit bookstores on Nov. 13. |
It will be published by Crown, a Penguin Random House imprint, which acquired world publication rights of it along with a book by former President Barack Obama in February. (The undisclosed details of the deal, which The Financial Times reported at $65 million, have been subject to widespread speculation.) | It will be published by Crown, a Penguin Random House imprint, which acquired world publication rights of it along with a book by former President Barack Obama in February. (The undisclosed details of the deal, which The Financial Times reported at $65 million, have been subject to widespread speculation.) |
“Writing ‘Becoming’ has been a deeply personal experience,” Mrs. Obama wrote on Twitter on Sunday. | |
Crown wrote in a statement that the book will also touch on Mrs. Obama’s time in the White House, motherhood and her public health campaign and more. | |
The book will be published simultaneously in 24 languages; an audio edition, read by Mrs. Obama herself, will be released at the same time. She also announced that a million copies will be donated to First Book, a nonprofit that provides books and learning materials to children. | |
Mrs. Obama’s previous book, “American Grown,” promoted healthy eating through recipes and historical vignettes. Mr. Obama has yet to release the details of his own memoir. |